Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has outlined the government’s key five-point agenda for achieving a Renewable Energy Transition.
Speaking as the guest speaker at the Sustainable Energy Policy Dialogue 2025, organised by the Centre of Excellence in Public Utility Regulation (CEPUR) at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), the Minister mentioned that the government’s five-point agenda, which is aimed at addressing the challenges in the energy sector, includes the establishment of a Renewable Energy and Green Transition Fund in line with the Renewable Energy Act to provide support for research and development of home-grown green technologies, provide solar chargeable outboard motors for fishing, solar panels for chip compounds, electric vehicle charging systems, solar for irrigation facilities, hospitals and public schools, including universities and small and medium scale enterprises and support energy efficiency education to enhance the green credentials of the country, encourage investments in renewable energy and supporting the development of green technologies locally.
Additionally, the initiative is expected to reduce the burden of electricity tariffs on state institutions whilst freeing grid connected power for productive and industrial use to create jobs.
The Minister revealed that the government intends to deploy solar-powered streetlights across the country to address security challenges in the communities.
According to Jinapor, introducing this program will help reduce the burden on Ghanaians to pay extra for streetlights and resolve the inadequacies in the Energy Sector Recovery Program to cover the infrastructure, maintenance, and energy required to keep the streetlights on.
The Minister further stated that with the support of partners such as SECO, KfW, AfDB, GIZ and the World Bank, the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition aims to achieve 90% of electricity access across the country this year by fast-tracking the inclusive and universal access to electricity by deploying renewable energy mini grids.
To aggressively pursue green transition policy, another key agenda, Hon. Jinapor mentioned is the Bill for the establishment of the Renewable Energy Authority to be responsible for the management of the Renewable Energy and Green Transition Fund and the Government’s green energy agenda.
“The Authority, when established, will promote investments in energy transition, forge meaningful collaboration and support research and development of renewable technologies locally”, he said.
John Abdulai Jinapor finally reiterated the government’s commitment to implement open and competitive process for renewable capacity procurement. He said the ministry, with support from the World Bank, is developing a standardised Power Purchase Agreement and building the required capacity to carry out renewable auctions.
This, he stated, will help achieve competitive prices, attract credible investors and fast track the green transition agenda. The Minister underscored the environmental and economic benefits of energy transition.
“As a country, we will sustainably develop all our energy resources to sustain our development and create jobs. This will help us create an almost optimal energy mix that guarantees reliable power supply at an affordable cost”, the Minister said.
He, however, invited stakeholders to join hands with the government in its quest to achieve the set goals in energy transition.