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Interviews & Viewpoints | Jonathan Amoako-Baah, CEO, Ghana Grid Company (GridCo) : Interview from The Report: Ghana 2019
Articles & Analysis | Plans to improve connectivity and gas supply in Ghana from The Report: Ghana 2019
The expansion of the oil and gas sector adds momentum to a trend that has seen Ghana move from traditional forms of energy, such as firewood and charcoal, towards energy provided by the national grid. The share of biomass in Ghana’s energy mix declined from 52% of total primary energy supply in 2009 to 37% in 2016. Conversely, Ghana’s grid-...
Articles & Analysis | Renewable energy is on the rise as costs decline globally from The Report: Ghana 2019
Although the world remains largely dependent upon fossil fuels for power generation, a gradual transition towards renewable sources has been taking place since the 1990s, underpinned by multilateral deals such as the Kyoto Protocol, the Doha Amendment and, more recently, the Paris Agreement. Investment and development in renewable technologies...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Paul McDade, CEO, Tullow Oil : Interview from The Report: Ghana 2019
Chapter | Energy & Utilities from The Report: Ghana 2019
The discovery of large offshore oil reserves has had a significant impact on the national balance sheet, with shipments of crude oil representing the second-largest export category in 2017 after gold. Ghana is a relative newcomer to the global hydrocarbons industry, and with proven oil reserves of around 660m barrels and an output of about 126,000 barrels per day, it is a small producer by...
Ghana continues to be one of the most stable countries in sub-Saharan Africa and has developed substantially over the years. Now one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, the country is starting to move away from traditional resource dependency. However, it faces the challenge of ensuring the widest benefit from that expansion, given its growing and increasingly urbanised population.