ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to examine the legal, policy and regulatory issues affecting the integration of renewable energy sources into the electricity generation mix in sub-Saharan Africa by assessing the cases of Ghana, The Gambia and Nigeria. Laws concerning renewable energy generally provide the legal and regulatory environment for achieving policy targets. The trend across sub-Saharan Africa is that governments of the various nations are looking to develop their renewable energy resources and increase their share in electricity production. A renewable energy law is not essential to the efficient regulation of the renewable energy market to attain integration targets. From the case studies, legal issues, particularly those dealing with the deficiency of adopted legislation on renewable energy, are pervasive. The Government of Ghana aims to boost electricity generation to ensure security of electricity supply in the country by tapping into the nation’s renewable energy potentials.
