Ghana’s Vice President, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, on Tuesday paid a working visit to the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition as part of ongoing engagements to strengthen coordination between the Presidency and key government ministries.
The visit provided the Vice President with an opportunity to interact with heads of departments, agencies, and staff of the Ministry, encouraging them to enhance productivity and ensure efficiency in the delivery of their mandate.
She was received by the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, together with his Deputy, Hon. Richard Gyan-Mensah, the Chief Director of the Ministry, and other senior officials.
During the visit, Dr. Jinapor briefed the Vice President on the state of the energy sector inherited by the current administration.
He noted that the sector was characterised by persistent load shedding in 2024, inadequate fuel supply for power generation, low investor confidence in the upstream petroleum sector, dwindling fuel reserves, and challenges associated with the cash waterfall mechanism.
The Minister also highlighted progress made under the current administration, including the disbursement of more than GHS 15 billion through the cash waterfall mechanism, increased gas supply, substantial payment of legacy debts, ongoing reforms at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), improved investor confidence, and the restoration of a US$500 million Partial Risk Guarantee that had been depleted under the previous administration.
According to Dr. Jinapor, these achievements reflect the government’s commitment to comprehensive sector reforms, infrastructure expansion, and the delivery of reliable and affordable power to support Ghana’s development.
The Vice President commended Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor and the heads of agencies under the Ministry for their hard work, noting that their efforts were yielding positive results in stabilising and strengthening the energy sector.
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