{"id":729431,"date":"2019-10-23T10:44:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T10:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/23\/ghana-exports-electricity-to-burkina-faso\/"},"modified":"2019-10-23T10:44:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T10:44:09","slug":"ghana-exports-electricity-to-burkina-faso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/23\/ghana-exports-electricity-to-burkina-faso\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Exports Electricity To Burkina Faso"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Ghana
\nhas begun exporting electricity to neighbouring Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

Already,
\nother neighbouring countries such as Togo and Benin are importing power from
\nGhana.<\/p>\n

Vice-President
\nDr. Mahamudu Bawumia who made the disclosure said, \u201cOngoing grid expansions
\nwould allow further exports to other neighbouring countries in the sub-region
\nincluding those in Sahelian regions such as Niger and Mali.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing
\nparticipants at the opening of the 3rd ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF
\n2019) in Accra yesterday under the theme: \u201cAchieving Sustainable Energy Targets
\nin the ECOWAS Region,\u201d the Vice-President said, \u201cWe also continue to work to
\nensure that we have a robust and financially strong power sector in Ghana to
\nsupport the ECOWAS regional efforts in the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr.
\nBawumia said, \u201cWe have completed a comprehensive National Renewable Energy
\nMaster Plan (REMP) with a comprehensive strategy for implementation. As
\ngovernment, we would ensure that the plan is implemented to the letter.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said
\nthe Ministry of Energy was fully committed to Ghana\u2019s goal of developing and
\nensuring a reliable high-quality energy service at the minimum cost to all
\nsectors of the economy.<\/p>\n

He indicated
\nthat it was being done through what he called \u201cthe careful formulation,
\nimplementation, monitoring and evaluation of energy sector policies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin
\nthe context of our energy sector vision, the goal of the energy sector is to
\nmake energy services universally accessible and readily available in an
\nenvironmentally friendly manner. The Renewable Energy Act 2011 (Act 832) aims
\nto facilitate investment in our renewable energy sector,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe
\nare working to improve the generation mix that would contribute to the reliability
\nof the Ghana power system,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Priority Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n

He
\nsaid they had completed a number of priority energy projects, including the
\nTsatsadu Mini-hydro power project at Alavanyo-Abehenease in the Volta Region,
\nfive island off-grid communities electrified serving over 6,000 inhabitants,
\nthe Volta River Authority\u2019s 2.5 MW grid-connected solar PV system at Navrongo,
\n330kV Coastal Backbone Transmission line from Takoradi to Tema under the West
\nAfrican Power Pool (WAPP) project and the Tema-Tornu (at Ghana-Togo border).<\/p>\n

Aside
\nfrom that, he noted that the Aboadze-Prestea, Prestea-Kumasi, Kumasi-Bolgatanga
\nand Kpando-Kadjebi transmission line projects were at various stages of
\ncompletion.<\/p>\n

He commended the ECOWAS Commission and the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) for their leadership and commitment towards ensuring that the region attains regional energy integration on a sustainable basis. <\/p>\n

By Charles Takyi-Boadu, Presidential Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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