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Page 1: Experiences from Ghana - Home | ESMAP...Energy Access and Pd iProductive Uses for Slum Dwellers Experiences from Ghana Dr Sylvana RudithKing Fellow, The Energy Center (TEC) Kwame Nk

E A d P d i U fEnergy Access and Productive Uses for Slum DwellersSlum Dwellers

Experiences from GhanaDr Sylvana Rudith King

Fellow, The Energy Center (TEC)

K Nk h U i it f S i d T h lKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana

Page 2: Experiences from Ghana - Home | ESMAP...Energy Access and Pd iProductive Uses for Slum Dwellers Experiences from Ghana Dr Sylvana RudithKing Fellow, The Energy Center (TEC) Kwame Nk

Presentation Outline

• Categorization of slums in GhanaCategorization of slums in Ghana

• Socio‐Economic contribution of slum dwellings

h li i f di d l i• The politics of upgrading and relocation

• Energy access situation 

• Scoping study on energy access and productive use within a slum context

Page 3: Experiences from Ghana - Home | ESMAP...Energy Access and Pd iProductive Uses for Slum Dwellers Experiences from Ghana Dr Sylvana RudithKing Fellow, The Energy Center (TEC) Kwame Nk

Categorization of Slums in Ghana

• Type 1: Slums arising out of spontaneous yp g psettlements

• Type 2: Slums arising from abandonedType 2: Slums arising from abandoned                development programmes

Page 4: Experiences from Ghana - Home | ESMAP...Energy Access and Pd iProductive Uses for Slum Dwellers Experiences from Ghana Dr Sylvana RudithKing Fellow, The Energy Center (TEC) Kwame Nk

Socio‐Economic Contribution of Slum DwellingsDwellings

Economic activities going on in the slums:in the slums: 

• Metal scrap dealers

• Food production and processing

• Private schools

• CarpentersCarpenters

Does government collect taxes from them?taxes from them?

Page 5: Experiences from Ghana - Home | ESMAP...Energy Access and Pd iProductive Uses for Slum Dwellers Experiences from Ghana Dr Sylvana RudithKing Fellow, The Energy Center (TEC) Kwame Nk

Socio‐Economic Contribution of Slum DwellingsDwellings

C ti l t i th i “ ll ”Creating employment in their “small way” 

Page 6: Experiences from Ghana - Home | ESMAP...Energy Access and Pd iProductive Uses for Slum Dwellers Experiences from Ghana Dr Sylvana RudithKing Fellow, The Energy Center (TEC) Kwame Nk

Socio‐Economic Contribution of Slum DwellingsDwellings

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Socio‐Economic Contribution of Slum DwellingsDwellings 

Amazing Innovation!g

Page 8: Experiences from Ghana - Home | ESMAP...Energy Access and Pd iProductive Uses for Slum Dwellers Experiences from Ghana Dr Sylvana RudithKing Fellow, The Energy Center (TEC) Kwame Nk

The Politics of Upgrading and Relocation

• ‘Sweet‐talk” during election campaigns N l d h ki li i l• Neglected when  making policies on slum upgrading and relocation.

• Politicians tend to oversimplify the issues from their offices:

• Not just re‐location, but also proximity to livelihoods and markets eg. Anloga (in Kumasi)g g ( )

• Wood‐village relocation for interchange project.p j

Page 9: Experiences from Ghana - Home | ESMAP...Energy Access and Pd iProductive Uses for Slum Dwellers Experiences from Ghana Dr Sylvana RudithKing Fellow, The Energy Center (TEC) Kwame Nk

Energy Access Situation

• Utility companies’ unwillingness to supply, as they could  be seen to be legitimizing settlements… “a 

li i l i ”political issue”

• Results in diversion of meters from electricity• Results in diversion of meters from electricity utilities and a  phenomenon the slum dwellers have  termed, “back‐pass”, which creates individual “service‐suppliers” who collect revenue from their “clients” monthly. 

• Recall the earlier question:• Recall the earlier question:Does government collect taxes from them?

Page 10: Experiences from Ghana - Home | ESMAP...Energy Access and Pd iProductive Uses for Slum Dwellers Experiences from Ghana Dr Sylvana RudithKing Fellow, The Energy Center (TEC) Kwame Nk

Energy Access Situation• Major cooking fuel is “fire‐wood” in sync with  the national prevalencenational prevalence

• Many bluntly refuse use of LPG for fear of fire 

b k bl doutbreak.  Possibly due to seeming high number  of fire incidents in the slums or low level of education

• LPG usage in Ghana stands at 10%%

• Generally data on energy supply and demand in  slums is very sketchy.

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A Scoping Study 

An ESMAP/TEC CollaborationAn ESMAP/TEC CollaborationThe Project:

Energy Access and Productive Uses For The Urban PoorEnergy Access and Productive Uses For The Urban Poor

Objective:Objective:To obtain a deeper insight into the potentials and challenges of slums in Ghana regarding access to modern energy servicesof slums in Ghana regarding access to modern energy services 

and income generation activities 

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ESMAP/TEC Collaboration on Slums Energy Access Project (Fact‐finding workshop in Kumasi, Ghana)

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ESMAP/TEC Collaboration on Slums Energy Access Project (Fact‐finding workshop in Kumasi, Ghana)

Looking ahead with HOPE!

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Thank YouThank YouDr Sylvana Rudith King

Fellow, The Energy Center (TEC), gy ( )Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Ghana

http://energycenter.knust.edu.gh

Head  Center for Settlements Studies College of Architecture and Planning 

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi Ghana

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Ghana