Ghana: Kenya’s EPRA Visits Ghana’s Energy Commission To Benchmark MEPS Implementation

A delegation from Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has visited the Energy Commission of Ghana to benchmark the implementation of regional Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS), the commission said.

The delegation, comprising officials from EPRA’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Directorate, is studying Ghana’s experience in implementing energy-efficiency standards and regulatory frameworks.

During the visit, officials from both institutions discussed implementation frameworks, policies and institutional arrangements supporting MEPS in Ghana, as well as monitoring, compliance and enforcement mechanisms. The discussions also covered the design and implementation of regional and national MEPS programmes, data collection, benchmarking and performance-tracking systems.

Acting Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, Adwoa Serwaa Bondzie, said Ghana’s energy-efficiency programme began in the mid-2000s with the introduction of standards and labelling requirements for refrigerating appliances before expanding to air conditioners and lighting products.

Bondzie said the commission’s refrigerator rebate and exchange programme demonstrated how regulation, incentives and public awareness could encourage the adoption of energy-efficient appliances.

She added that the commission had strengthened its testing, verification and institutional frameworks to support compliance and enforcement, and highlighted Ghana’s role in harmonising energy-efficiency standards across the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).