According to the Africa Centre for Energy Policy, almost 1.2 million homes in Ghana do not have access to power (ACEP).
Although the country had an excellent 85.3 percent access rate in 2021, the best in Sub-Saharan Africa, the number of homes without power remained high, according to the report, and might represent a setback to the country's goal of universal access by 2025.
At a press conference to celebrate the relaunch of ACEP's power monitoring platform to help the energy industry, Charles Ofori, ACEP's policy director for Climate Change and Energy Transition, stated the gap stemmed from rural regions, noting that metropolitan areas had attained a 100% access rate.
He stated that the government must continue to focus on renewable energy in order to boost capacity and offer services to those regions.
generating electricity
He believes that enabling a lot of investment in renewable systems like mini-grids and micro grid systems that are not necessarily connected to the grid to be replaced in some of these places might assist with power generation.
Mr. Ofori stated that private sector involvement in the system would assist in providing access to villages that were difficult to connect to the main grid for power generating.
He suggested that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) may assist with tariff-related concerns by establishing fair charges that customers would be prepared to pay.
to provide access to and enjoyment of power in hard-to-reach locations by the end of 2025.
Platform
The goal of the monitor is to educate both customers and energy providers about electricity.
sector-related concerns and provide comments on power performance in specific areas.
With education, the platform provides information on power generation capacity, power installed capacity, commercial, technical, and transmission losses that are occurring, the monitor has features such as generation, electricity access rate, distribution improvement of the southern zone, energy efficiency and regulation, and provides platforms to send feedback and complaints on various issues, such as power outages, meter issues, and other technical issues that may arise, and provides platforms to send feedback and complaints on various issues, such as power outages, meter issues, and other technical issues.
Derrick Amegatse, the platform's creator, who walked the media through the monitor's capabilities and how to use it, said it would be a useful responsive system and instructional tool for customers.
difficulties with energy
Mr Amegatse, who also serves as ACEP's Communications Officer, explained that the platform's data was gathered from government-approved energy sector organizations such as the energy commission, PURC, and utility firms, and then integrated to create the platform.
Consumers utilizing the site have expressed concern about power fluctuations in their areas and meter issues for which they have applied but have not yet been treated.