Ghana’s energy sector will be put in the spotlight on Thursday, June 22, 2023, by heads of state-owned power utilities at this year’s Africa Energy Forum being hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa.
Ghana, located in West Africa, is the most stable country in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Since attaining independence in 1957, the country has transferred political power to a successful government without war or political disturbances.
Not only is Ghana politically stable but it is also one of the countries with the highest electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Out of the 31 million population, 88.9 per cent have access to electricity.
The country is determined to increase its electricity access to 95 per cent next year, according to the Minister for Energy Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh.
Ghana’s power sector comprises two state-owned generation companies—Volta River Authority and Bui Power Authority -as well as six independent power producers and two distribution companies -ECG and NEDCo.
The country also has two strong regulatory institutions namely the Energy Commission and Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC).
On Thursday, June 22, 2023, Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, CEO of Volta River Authority, Ing Ebenezer Kofi Essienyi, CEO of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Ing Oscar Amonoo-Neizer, Executive Secretary of Energy Commission and Ing William Amuna would speak on ‘Building Better Partnerships’.
They would provide highlights on what Ghana has been able to achieve in the power sector and what it plans to do going forward into the future.
Ghana has set a target to achieve a 10 per cent penetration of renewable energy into the country’s energy mix by 2030.
So far, the country’s energy mix has about 75 MWp from Solar PV.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
