Ghana

Based on what is currently in the pipeline, Ghana could potentially face a glut of power in less than a decade. While not every project may make it from proposal to reality, there are nonetheless 22 entities with provisional licences to build conventional plants, and another 33 with similar permits to develop renewable energy facilities,...

Ghana’s legal and regulatory regime for local content came into force in February 2014, setting in motion a process designed to retain as much value from the energy sector as possible. The country has a goal of attaining 90% local participation in all aspects of the sector by 2020. This would put it at the heart of a trend in the region and...

Ghana’s energy sector is both young and growing fast, with a second major oil and gas field set to commence production in 2016 and a third to follow soon. Legal and regulatory regimes are still being established, while improvements are being made to infrastructure to catch up with a rise in demand. This will alleviate obstacles to the use of...

Ghana’s downstream sector is going through a period of flux, with the most significant change of recent months coming in June 2015, when the government decided to give more control to market participants to set prices for consumer fuels. The gradual removal of control over downstream markets has long been in the making – and is in line with...

The country’s vision for nuclear power in the energy sector is to develop an energy economy that will ensure a secure and reliable supply of high-quality energy for all segments of the economy in a universally accessible and an environmentally sustainable manner. In order to diversify the national energy mix and to promote renewable energy...