Ghana has extended electricity access to almost 90 per cent of her population, energynewsafrica.com can report.
As of December 2016, the country’s electricity access was hovering around 79.3 per cent.
It, however, declined to 79 per cent in 2017.
Interestingly, from 2018 to date, the number of people who have access to electricity has increased.
Speaking at the just ended African Energy Week 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa, Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh revealed that current data shows that people with access to electricity in Ghana has reached 88.50 per cent.
“Ghana stands as a beacon for the continent with an energy access of 88.50% and is ready to lead the West African region to become the energy hub for providing reliable and sustainable energy to stimulate socio-economic growth,” he said.
With the current figure, it means the Akufo-Addo administration has increased electricity access by 9.3 per cent over the last five years.
President Akufo-Addo has pledged his commitment to ensure that Ghana achieves universal access to electricity by the time he leaves office.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com