Ghana is committed to achieving its Net-Zero emissions target by 2070, as stipulated in the country’s national Energy Transition Policy document.
This assurance was given by Mr Seth Mahu, Director in charge of Renewable Energy at the Energy Transition Dialogue 2025 on the theme: ‘Accelerating Energy Transition’, and organised by GIMPA -PURC Centre of Excellence in Public Utility Regulation (CEPUR) in Accra on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
Currently, Ghana’s energy generation mix is 69 per cent fossil, with the remaining portion coming from renewable sources.
According to Mr Mahu, the current government added the Green Transition to the Ministry’s name in a bid to fast-track the country’s quest towards achieving the Net-Zero Emissions target.
As steps to fast-track Ghana’s transition to attain Net-Zero, Mr Mahu, who is an Energy Expert, urged stakeholders in the energy sector to explore policy, financial, investment and technological approach to explore every resources in order to reduce environmental impact in Ghana in particular and the world as a whole.
To show the Energy Commission’s commitment to the Net-Zero Emissions 2070, the Acting Executive Secretary at the Energy Commission, Madam Eunice A. Biritwum, who was also a panelist, disclosed that her outfit is working closely with the African Development Bank to procure 12,000 standardised net meters, with 3,600 already approved for implementation.
Ghana has been gradually implementing renewable energy initiatives since passing the Renewable Energy Act in 2011.
The former Executive Secretary of Energy Commission, Michael Opam, who chaired the function, tasked all the stakeholders in the energy value chain to work in a concerted effort to revolutionise Ghana’s energy sector.
Ghana has gradually been implementing renewable energy initiatives since passing the Renewable Energy Act in 2011.
The goal of the Net-Zero Emissions is to adopt prudent and pragmatic measures to reduce fossil emissions.
In 2023, Ghana launched an energy transition and investment plan to further outline the path to achieving the objective by 2060.
The West African nation’s significant push towards an energy transition was launched by a comprehensive natural energy transition framework in 2022, when the government unveiled the plan at the COP27 Climate Conference in Egypt.
Its aim is to achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2070.
The discussion segment was moderated by a Research Fellow of CEPUR, Prof Phillip Kofi Adom.
CEPUR, established in 2023, aims to advance the field in public utility regulation and to also champion academic research into the electricity,water and natural gas towards attaining sustainable energy in Ghana.
Participants were from the PURC, ECG,GRIDCo, the Ministry of Energy and GreenTransition, CEPUR, civil society groups from the energy value chain and the media.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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