Reposted from myjoyonline.com As part of efforts to encourage the use of renewable energy in Ghana, the Energy Commission has announced plans to distribute 200,000 rooftop solar panels to homes. The move will reduce the power consumption on the nationa …

Reposted from theguardian.com. A visit to a small hospital in northern Ghana changed Mahama Nyankamawu’s life forever. “It was dark, they had no electricity and the medicines they had had all gone bad,” recalled the 40-year-old, who went to the hospita …

Reposted from citifmonline.com. Ghana is to receive some 100 mega watts of power in 2017 to help ease the power challenges confronting the country. It follows the award of a $704,815 grant by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to Ghanaian so …

Reposted from ghanabusinessnews.com. The Ghana Energy Commission would in August organise the second Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition to explore investment and financing in the solar energy sector to attract investors. The exhibition aims at …

Reposted from pv-tech.org. Such rate hikes are being seen across Africa. Credit: SolarGis Significant increases of utility tariffs in Nigeria and Ghana are improving the business case for solar by providing money to utilities and bringing competition t …

Reposted from unep.org. A grid-connected 100 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in the north of Ghana could save the country 40,000 tonnes in annual CO2 emissions, create 3,000 direct jobs, provide livelihoods for 23,000 of the poorest people and earn the …