Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has urged energy ministers across the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to strengthen regional electricity trade by encouraging greater power exchanges among member states.
Speaking at the opening of the 16th Meeting of ECOWAS Ministers in Charge of Energy, Jinapor highlighted the importance of energy security, affordability, accessibility and sustainability in supporting regional integration, economic growth and sustainable development across West Africa.
Ghana exports electricity to neighbouring countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Togo and Burkina Faso.
“A more energy-secure West Africa is a stronger, more integrated, and more prosperous West Africa,” he said.
Some ECOWAS member states continue to struggle to provide reliable and affordable electricity, prompting public protests.
In The Gambia, scores of residents in the capital, Banjul, recently staged nighttime protests over widespread blackouts.
The government responded by importing two generators from China to boost generation capacity and ease power shortages.
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