{"id":93108,"date":"2025-09-08T04:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93108"},"modified":"2025-09-08T04:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:43:00","slug":"ghana-achieves-stable-power-supply-as-john-jinapor-pledges-universal-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93108","title":{"rendered":"Ghana achieves stable power supply as John Jinapor pledges universal access"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ghana\u2019s energy sector has attained stability with surplus power being exported to neighbouring countries, the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has disclosed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said government was now turning its attention to expanding renewable energy and bridging energy access gaps across the country.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a press conference during the 7th Regional Committee Meeting of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for Africa in Accra on 4 September, Mr Jinapor stressed the importance of ensuring every Ghanaian household has access to electricity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOur power supply is fairly stable. We have enough, and we are even exporting. Our vision is to have a minimum of 10 per cent of our energy mix emanating from renewables, and that even excludes our hydro potential,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The minister revealed that government plans to roll out solar-powered irrigation pumps nationwide to promote all-year-round farming, particularly in the dry season. According to him, India has agreed to partner Ghana in this initiative, which will also include the training of local artisans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIndia has pioneered it, and we want to learn from them. They have agreed that they will collaborate with us,\u201d he said, noting that a Memorandum of Understanding would soon be signed.<\/p>\n

At the ISA summit, which brought together 19 African Energy and Power Ministers alongside representatives of 39 member states and seven signatories, delegates examined solutions to Africa\u2019s widening energy crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr Jinapor lamented that over 600 million Africans still lacked access to electricity while nearly one billion people had no clean cooking options.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite being the sunniest continent, he observed, Africa generates only four per cent of global solar power and attracts less than two per cent of clean energy investment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cUniversal access to energy is not merely a development goal, it is a moral imperative,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Director-General of ISA, Ashish Khanna, announced the ratification of the Africa Solar Facility\u2014a $200 million catalytic fund designed to mobilise over $800 million in private investment for decentralised renewables, beginning in Nigeria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He further revealed that 12 solar technology education centres would be set up across Africa, including one in Ghana, to build technical expertise, youth innovation, and research capacity in solar energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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