Authors - Prince Kelvin Owusu, Caleb Annan, Ruhiya Abubakar, Moses Aggor, Emelia Sarpong, Gibson Afriyie Owusu, Jefferson Oduro Asiamah, Martins Larweh Nuertey Abstract - This study explores the market feasibility, challenges, and prospects of integrating mini-grids in island communities on Ghana’s Volta Lake, utilizing an exploratory sequential mixed-method design. Purposive and census sampling techniques were employed for qualitative and quantitative research, respectively, with 65 participants. Thematic analysis was applied to qualitative data from semi-structured interviews, while the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) assessed Likert scale-based questionnaire responses. Identifying 21 challenges categorized into economic, political, technical, environmental, and social classes, economic challenges ranked highest (38.64%), with access to nance as the most significant challenge (12.03%). Despite a viable market, the study highlights a potential decrease in donor funding for mini-grid development in Ghana. Significantly, it concludes that policy unsuitability has cascading effects, necessitating a modification in the approach to enhance minigrid development in Ghana, emphasizing policy, tari scheme, and business model adjustments for holistic improvement.
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