Electric mobility of goods and services is one of the strategic focuses to achieve a net-zero energy economy for Ghana
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Energy Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has indicated that electric mobility of goods and services is one of the strategic focuses to achieve a net-zero energy economy for Ghana.
He says energy plays a key role in the delivery of Ghana’s National Electric Vehicle Policy.
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh made this known at the launch of Ghana’s National Electric Vehicle Policy by His Excellency the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the COP28.
The Energy Minister said “The launch of the policy, I said, is timely for the Ministry of Energy, as we are working to deal with excess generation capacity with cost implications, and to ensure adequate, reliable, and affordable low-carbon electricity for the Ghanaian economy”
Read His Statement Below
At the launch of Ghana’s National Electric Vehicle Policy by His Excellency the President at COP28 yesterday, I recounted the role of energy in the delivery of the policy. I indicated that electric mobility of goods and services is one of the strategic focuses to achieve net-zero energy economy for Ghana.
The launch of the policy, I said, is timely for the Ministry of Energy, as we are working to deal with excess generation capacity with cost implications, and to ensure adequate, reliable, and affordable low-carbon electricity for the Ghanaian economy.
The day ended with a statement on efforts to deploy Battery Energy Storage Systems to support renewables integration in Ghana at a side event under the auspices of SE4ALL.
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