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| Data | |
|---|---|
| Electricity coverage (July 2012, 100%) | 74% (total), 60% (rural) |
| Installed capacity (2015) | 3655.5 MW |
| Share of fossil energy | 50.9%[1] |
| Share of renewable energy | 49.1% (hydro, bio energy, thermal energy) 0.03% (solar, wind energy) |
| GHG emissions from electricity generation (2013) | 0.2 Mt CO2 |
| Average electricity use (2010) | 298 kWh per capita |
| Distribution losses (2010) | 3% |
| Transmission losses (2011) | 3% |
| Consumption by sector (% of total) | |
| Industrial | 37.5 |
| Commercial | 12.5 |
| Public sector | 50 |
| Tariffs and financing | |
| Average residential tariff (US$/kW·h, 2011) | 0.0016 |
| Annual investment in electricity (2013) | 1 billion (40% public, 60% private) |
| Services | |
| Sector unbundling | Yes |
| Share of private sector in generation | 53% |
| Competitive supply to large users | Yes |
| Competitive supply to residential users | No |
| Institutions | |
| No. of service providers | 38 (generation), 6 (transmission), 22 (distribution) |
| Responsibility for regulation | GEC-Ghana Energy Commission Office |
| Responsibility for policy-setting | GEC-Ghana Energy Commission Office |
| Responsibility for the environment | National Environment Commission; Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Electricity sector law | Yes (2007, modified in 2012) |
| Renewable energy law | Yes |
| CDM transactions related to the electricity sector | 1 registered CDM project |
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Oil and gas industry in Ghana.
Ghana generates electric power from hydropower, fossil-fuel (thermal energy), and renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy. Electricity generation is one of the key factors in order to achieve the development of the Ghanaian national economy, with aggressive and rapid industrialization; Ghana's national electric energy consumption was 265 kilowatt hours per each one in 2009.[2][3]
Ghana exports some of its generated energy and fossil fuels to other countries.[2][4] Electricity transmission is under the operations of Ghana Grid Company.[5] The distribution of electricity is under Northern Electricity Distribution Company and Electricity Company of Ghana.[6]
- ^ http://energycom.gov.gh/files/National%20Energy%20Statistics_2016.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "The sector of electricity in Ghana". Proexca (in Spanish). Canary Island. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Consumption of Electrical Energy (kWh per capita)". World Bank (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Can Africa pursue economic development without relying on fossil fuels?". Africanews. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "overview". gridcogh.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "New Electricity Company Launched in Northern Region". northernghana.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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