Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Energy, Dr. Mohammad Amin Adam, has touted the achievement of President Akufo-Addo’s administration in the renewable energy subsector of the West African nation’s energy industry.
He claimed that Ghana, under Nana Akufo-Addo, has seen the largest deployment of modern renewable energy.
He said this at the recent historic commissioning of a 13MW peak solar power plant in Kaleo in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Region.
“Out of the total installed 151MW capacity, 114MW, which is 75%, was installed by the Akufo-Addo government,” he noted.
This, he explained, makes Ghana West Africa’s leader in modern renewable energy deployment.
Some of the renewable energy projects executed by the Akufo-Addo administration include the Tsatsadu Mini Hydro in the Hohoe Municipality in the Volta Region, ongoing BPA’s 250MW peak solar power plant of which 50MW peak being the phase connected to the national grid, 6.5MW and 10MW peak solar power plant in Lawra and Kaleo, both undertaken by VRA, and three mini-grid solar projects in the East Ada District to serve Alokplem, Azizakpe and Aflive communities.
“Your government is implementing additional projects which will ensure that by the end of next year, renewable energy will reach about 300MW,” he said, pressing the President.
According to him, the project was in line with the Renewable Energy Master Plan, which was also developed by the ruling government and its goal for the power sector target of 1,350MW installed capacity of renewable energy by the year 2030 in Ghana.
The Deputy Minister also lauded the Akufo-Addo leadership for Ghana’s energy sector for its reposition as a key enabler for socio-economic development.
Adding that in this era of the energy transition, the policies of the NPP-led government were bearing fruits which were projecting Ghana as a leader in sustainable development.
Dr. Amin Adam further opined that this achievement in renewable energy had given true meaning to President Akufo-Addo Co-chair position of the Eminent Group of the United Nations Sustainable Goals Advocates.
Installation of renewable energy projects typified by the Kaleo’s and other parts of Ghana, he explained, was strategic to deliver affordable and reliable electricity to all Ghanaians.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
