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GHANA’S ENERGY POLICY PRESENTATION &PRE-ACTION
Energy Policy Training Program by JICA
By: Mr. ASHIE Ebenezer(Principal Engineer)ebenashie@yahoo.com
24th June - 14th July
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Outline• Overview of Ghana• Ghana’s Development Challenge• The Energy Resources and Vision• Energy Policy Platform• Major Difficulties• Interested Subjects

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OVERVIEW OF GHANA‐ Land Area: 238.5 km2‐ Population: 24,658,823 (2010)‐Electricity Access: 72% (2011)‐GDP Growth Rate: 7.7%
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THE ENERGY RESOURCES AND VISION• Ghana is well endowed with a variety of energy
resources including biomass,biomass hydrocarbons,hydropower, solar and wind.
wind It has the capacity toproduce modern bio‐fuels and is exploring options todevelop nuclear energy.
• The energy sector vision is to develop an “Energy
Economy” to secure a reliable supply of high quality
energy services for all sectors of the Ghanaianeconomy and also to become a major exporter of oiland power by 2012 and 2015 respectively

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GHANA’S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE• Ghana’s total energy supply has to growsignificantly to help achieve the development
agenda goal.
• The challenge is how to increase the energy
supply and also expand the energy
infrastructure in the country in a way that issustainable.

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GHANA’S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE
Achieve Universal Access to modern energy forms by 2020

•Ghana is predominantly awoodfuel‐based Energy economy

Universal access to electricity andhigh penetration of LPG tosubstitute for woodfuels
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GHANA’S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE• The share of modern renewable energy
technologies (Wind, Solar PV, hydro below
100MW, Bio-fuel) for electricity is however very
negligible (<0.1%).

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SHARE OF GRID ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO THE DEMAND
SECTORS SINCE 2008

Industrial
Year (Gwh)NonResidential(% Share) (GWh)(% Share)Residential(GWh)(% Share)Total2008

296648.1 928

15.1 2269

36.8 6163

20092943

47.2 97814.1 2408

38.7 6229

20103156

46.6 966

14.3 2738

40.7 6772
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ENERGY POLICY PLATFORM
 Power Sub‐sector;
 Petroleum Sub‐sector;
 Renewable Energy Sub‐sector;
 Waste‐to‐Energy;
 Energy Efficiency and Conservation;
 Energy and Environment; Energy and Gender; and Managing the future of the sector.

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MEDIUM POLICY TERM FOCUS
 Increase access to adequate, reliable andeconomically priced modern forms of energy supply
 Diversify the national energy mix including the useof environmentally friendly indigenous sources ofenergy
 Ensure efficient management of the energy sector
 Ensure productive and efficient use of energy
 Promote Private Sector Participation in the energy
sector

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POWER SUB SECTOR
Issues

Policy Goals

 Power supply shortages:

 Increase power generation capacity

frequent interruptions
 Inadequate access toelectricity – 72% nationalaccess Poor financial health ofUtility Companies -to 5,000 MW by 2015
 Improve and modernise distribution
infrastructure and reduce systemlosses: 25% to 18% by 2015
 Develop a non-constrainedtransmission network by 2015
 Achieve universal access by 2020
and at least 80% national accessby 2015
 Restore financial health of Utility
Companies by achieving costefficient tariffs by 2015
 Strengthen Regulatory Agencies
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RENEWABLE ENERGYIssues
 Low level in Renewable Energy

in National Electricity mix.

Policy Goals
 Increase Renewable Energy in the

Supply-mix to 10% by 2020
 Promote exploitation and use ofmini-hydro, solar and wind Promote efficient utilization of Over dependence on woodfueland its inefficient utilization

woodfuels and alternative cooking
fuels such as biogas, LPG etc
 Support private sector investment

 Potential for Bio-fuels

production for job creation andexportin biofuel production
 Balance bio-fuel development
against food security

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POLICY DIRECTIONS ‐ PETROLEUM SECTOR
Issues Inadequate exploration,

development andproduction of oil and gas
resources of Ghana
 Maximise the benefits ofexploration, development,
production and utilisationof oil and gas to Ghanaians
 Limited availability ofpetroleum products toconsumers

Policy Goals
 Sustain and optimise theexploitation and utilisation of
Ghana’s oil and gas
endowment for the overall
benefit and welfare of all
Ghanaians, present and future Facilitate the universal accessto adequate, reliable and costeffective petroleum products
such as Liquefied Petroleum
Gas (LPG).
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FUTURE POWER DEMAND & SUPPLY14

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MAJOR DIFFICULTIES Inadequate human resource capacity and logisticalsupport for the implementation and monitoring of theEnergy Policy;
 Inadequate interaction between the Ministry of Energy
and relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies,
Traditional Authorities, Members of Parliament, District
Assemblies to discuss issues relating to the National
Energy Policy;
 Inadequate personnel at Policy, Planning, Monitoring andEvaluation Divisions of relevant Ministries, Departmentsand Agencies
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IEEJ: August 2012 All Right ReservedInterested Subjects
 Demand & Supply forecasting Energy Economic
 Learn from Japan’s experience in Energy

Policy Formulation

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Contact : report@tky.ieej.or.jp
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