Ghana’s Energy Plan Ambitious – US Energy Advisor

A senior US energy advisor has lauded Ghana for having an ambitious plan for the development of its energy sector, he says by putting in place all the necessary energy policies such as the renewable energy policy, it is time for implementation to drive energy sector growth.

“Ghana has an ambitious energy plan and its time for implementation,” Raffi V. Ballian, Senior Renewable Energy Advisor at the US State Department told ghanabusinessnews.com in an interview May 14, 2013 in Accra.

Expert: Political will needed in shift to renewable energy

On Tuesday, Isaac Kwaku Mintah, Director of Human Resource and Administration of the Energy Commission in Ghana,  expressed optimism that the passage of Renewable Energy Bill into law would enhance energy security.

He said such a move would also improve access to clean energy and address issues of climate change, stressing that political commitment was critical.

Mr Mintah was speaking on Tuesday at the official launch of four products of the Mascot Energy Savings High Technology Ghana Limited (MESHTGL) in Accra.

Ghana expected to enact renewable energy law

Dr. Joe Oteng Adjei, Ghana's Minister of Energy, has announced that a renewable energy draft bill setting out a feed-in-tariff to ensure guaranteed price for electricity generated from renewable energy sources is before Cabinet.  He told a meeting organised by Afrika Verein in cooperation with Hamburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce and Ghanaian-German Economic Association that the bill could be passed before the end of the year.