Government pushes for investment into solar-powered charging stations

The government has urged private sector to invest into solar-powered electric charging systems, as the nation transits to EVs transportation.

Joyce Caitlyn Ocansey, the Programme Coordinator, the Drive Electric Programme of the Energy Commission (EC) who gave the advice emphasised that the government remained dedicated to allowing the private sector to lead the EV’s charging system, however, the nation prioritised solar-powered energy systems.

She was speaking at a day’s stakeholder awareness and sensitisation exercise on the Electric Vehicle Charging System and Swap System Regulation 2026 organised by the commission and held at the Centre of Excellence of the Sunyani Technical University (STU) in Sunyani.

Ocansey indicated that the government prioritised the solar-powered EV’s charging stations because that system remained cleaner, promoted the sustainable energy sector, and well positioned the nation to meet her climate obligations.

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Besides pushing cleaner and sustainable energy, the EVs sector would also create employment opportunities, saying that the EC intended to train certified wiring professionals, electricians, and installers.

Ocansey indicated that about 17 million vehicles, representing 20 percent of all vehicles sold in 2024 globally were EVs; Africa’s share was only one percent.

Nonetheless, Ocansey said the nation was progressing in the transition from fossil to renewable, saying that investments into the EV’s sector looked brighter as establishment of electric battery charging stations sprang up.

Professor Evans Zoya Kpamma, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the STU, described the sensitisation as useful, and urged the nation to upscale measures towards transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy.

He said the STU Center of Excellence was open up for private sector partnerships, calling for more investment into the nation’s renewable energy sector, adding the university remained committed to help advance the nation’s EVs sector.

The participants were taken through the four different EVs charging models, as well as the motorcycle battery swap systems.