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It is the official goal of Ghana energy industry to have 10% of Ghana's energy mix come from renewable sources (not counting large-scale hydropower) by 2015 or at the very latest by 2020. [23] Ghana has Class 4-6 wind resources at locations of the high wind areas – such as Nkwanta, the Accra Plains, Kwahu and Gambaga mountains.
Ghana has aggressively begun the construction of solar plants across its sun-rich land in an aim to become the first country to get 6% of its energy from solar energy generation. Since construction began in the early 2010s electricity generation from solar has gone from zero KWh in 2014 to over 60 GWh in 2020, accounting for .46% of Ghana's ...
The annual World Energy Outlook (WEO) is the International Energy Agency's (IEA) flagship publication on global energy projections and analysis. [1] It contains medium to long-term energy market projections, extensive statistics, analysis and advice for both governments and the energy business regarding energy security, environmental protection and economic development.
The minister for energy and petroleum is the head of the ministry and is directly accountable to the President of Ghana. The position is politically appointed and approved by parliament of Ghana. The current minister is John Abdulai Jinapor who succeeds Herbert Krapa under the Nana Akufo-Addo administration government.
Ghana, the world's second biggest cocoa producer, became an oil producer in 2010. Output is currently around 132,000 bpd of crude oil and about 325 million standard cubic feet per day of natural ...
In 2009, Kofi Buah was nominated by President Atta Mills to serve as deputy Minister of Energy. [7] On 17 January 2013, Buah was named Minister for Energy and Petroleum. [ 8 ] He was succeeded by Hon. Boakye Agyarko in 2017 when the New Patriotic Party won the 2016 Presidential elections. [ 9 ]
Ghana is believed to have up to 5 billion barrels (790,000,000 m 3) to 7 billion barrels (1.1 × 10 9 m 3) of petroleum in reserves, [5] which is the sixth largest in Africa and the 25th largest proven reserves in the world and Ghana has up to 6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in reserves. [10]
2022-2023 (Expected) Blue Energy Plc. [9] Seeking EPC proposals BXC Solar Power Station [10] Onyandze, Gomoa West District, Central Region, Ghana: 20 2016 [11] Beijing Xiaocheng Company: Operational Gomoa Onyaadze Solar Power Station [12]