Ghana Reaffirms Commitment to Energy Equity at Mission 300 Review Workshop

Ghana has reiterated its pledge to deliver sustainable, affordable, and equitable energy access to all citizens during the Mission 300 Ghana Energy Compact Review Workshop held in Accra on May 26, 2025.

The event, convened under the broader Mission 300 Africa initiative, brought together government officials, development partners, civil society, and private sector stakeholders to evaluate and fine-tune Ghana’s draft National Energy Compact—a roadmap aimed at achieving universal access to clean energy by 2030.

Deputy Energy Minister Richard Gyan-Mensah, speaking on behalf of Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor, emphasized the government’s strategic push toward restructuring utilities and increasing renewable energy uptake.

“The government is dedicated to ensuring every Ghanaian has equitable access to sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy by increasing the uptake of renewable energy,” Gyan-Mensah said.

“We are implementing reforms focused on utility restructuring and competitive procurement.”

The review workshop is a crucial part of Ghana’s Mission 300 initiative, which seeks to connect 300 communities to modern energy services by 2030. Participants discussed strategies to boost investment, improve sector efficiency, and enhance collaboration across all segments of energy production, transmission, and distribution.

Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem, along with representatives from Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and other partners, reaffirmed their support for the compact’s goals.

Gyan-Mensah also highlighted the government’s openness to partnerships, calling on donor agencies, financial institutions, and private entities to join efforts to expand access and innovate within the sector.

“Together, we can turn the promise of Mission 300 into a reality for millions of Ghanaians. The time to power Ghana’s future is now,” he stated.

About Mission 300

The Mission 300 Ghana Energy Compact is part of a broader continental agenda launched by the World Bank and AfDB to connect 300 million people across Sub-Saharan Africa to electricity by 2030. The initiative addresses the energy access gap in a region where nearly 600 million people still lack power.