Impact of rural and urban electricity access and economic growth in Ghana: Does line transmission losses matter?

This paper aimed to estimate the impact of rural and urban electricity access on Ghana’s economic growth between 1993 2018 by controlling for transmission losses as a percentage total transmitted. The study used Stock-Watson Dynamic Ordinary Least Square (DOLS) growth. Engle-Granger, Phillips-Ouliaris, Park’s added variables Hansen parameter instability cointegration methods were applied test long-run studied results show that 1% increase in was associated with 0.073% decrease Additionally, rate 0.527% national income per capita. In contrast, population had no statistically significant association Ghana. suggests improving infrastructure services while reducing power wastage through loss minimization is crucial achieving long-term electric socio-economic development environmental sustainability Ghana, subject other equally essential conditions.