The two major political parties in the Republic of Ghana, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) have committed to lead the country to achieve universal access to electricity in their 2024 Manifestos by 2028.
The West African nation will be heading for the polls on December 7 this year, and the two main parties outdoored their manifestoes last month.
Ghana’s electricity access stands at 88.85 per cent as of December 2023.
When the current government took over power from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which ruled the nation for eight years from 2009 to 2016, it increased electricity access from 60.78 to 83.24 per cent.
Comparing the current figure of 88.85 per cent to the 2016 access rate of 83. 24, it shows that the opposition NDC increased the electricity access rate by 16.9 per cent while the current government has increased it by 5.6 per cent.
Speaking on Friday, during an Engagement with Energy Sector Players, Mr John Dramani Mahama said his government would aggressively pursue rural electrification programme aimed at achieving universal access to electricity by 2028.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com