Anna Bjerde

The World Bank has pledged ongoing support to address the country’s deteriorating energy sector, particularly the power sub-sector where huge losses are a recurring theme. Anna Bjerde, the World Bank’s Managing Director for Operations, during a visit to Accra, stressed the need for comprehensive measures to prevent further losses and ensure a consistent electricity supply, if the country is to recover from the ongoing economic difficulties it faces. She explained that the bank sees an efficient energy sector as key to economic recovery, providing much-needed electricity to power industries and invigorating economic activity. Currently, the energy sector’s financial performance is…