Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu has disclosed plans of government in renewing energy in the county and making it useful for citizens in the country.
The government is planning on exploring renewable energy and how the country can benefit from it before they will go ahead and export to the neighboring countries, Mr. Amewu said.
Relevant agencies and the energy experts in the country have been considering producing power which will be attractive enough to be exported to the neighboring countries though is this form of energy is expensive.
Speaking to Citi Business news, the Representative from the Energy Ministry had said they were looking at the available options and opportunities they have to embark on the production.
“For now, the export of renewable energy is quite expensive. Even with the thermal power we have, Togo would like to buy power for less than 10 cents. For instance, they are at the moment buying power form Cote D’lvoire using our network and selling it to Togo, Benin. We could fill in that gap but at what price? You cannot generate crude oil and sell at 10 cents, but we are working towards that,” he said.
The Managing Director of Sunpower Innovations, Ernest Amissah stated at the commissioning of a 1000KWp off-road solar power system for Special Ice factory at Oyarifa in Accra the benefits of the solar power system.
“This is supposed to reduce their energy demand. It is a very good installation and what makes me proud as the CEO of Sunpower is that you don’t see any foreign faces here. We did it all ourselves so the indigenous knowledge is there,” he noted.
7MW of solar power PV capacity has since been installed at some shopping centers, banks, hotels, research institutions among others by Sunpower Innovation.
However, they have undertaken other commercial activities outside the country, in Nigeria and Sierra Leona.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Pechi-Anim Alnice Padikie
