The Ministry of Energy has had an open forum with Judicial Service over the National Energy Transition Plan.
Speaking at the forum, the Deputy Energy Minister, Egyapa Mercer said the global advocacy for Energy Transition and the decarbonization agenda has left many countries dependent on hydrocarbon in limbo.
Egyapa Mercer said Ghana needs to strategically plan to overcome the challenges imposed by the Energy Transitional Agenda.
He stressed, that Ghana is not resourced as the developed countries but the Ministry is poised to move at its own pace to overcome the challenges.
He said Ghana is a signatory to the pirate’s agreement as well as other international protocols which requires achieving net-zero carbon emission by 2050.
He ascertained that the International Energy Agency in line with the pirate’s agreement is expected to limit global warming to 20°c by 2050.
“As Ghana develop its National Energy Transition Plan in line with global threat, it’s anticipated that fossil fuel will continue to be part of Ghana’s energy mix.”
Egyapa Mercer said strategies will be put in place to increase the share of renewable energy.
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Whittling in, the Chief Justice, Annin Yeboah urged the Energy Ministry to take into account the various concerns input and recommendations made as it engages stakeholders in the quest to mitigate cleaner energy resources.
Justice Annin Yeboah said, “Ghana understandably can not be indifferent to the global drive in the energy transition. And this calls for a strategic plan through broad consultation to find a remedy to the energy crisis.”
He assured the Energy Ministry of the Judicial Service’s maximum support as the third arm of government to pursue any legal acceptable national course to the benefit of the citizens.
The Chief Justice on behalf of the Judicial Service expressed profound gratitude to the Energy Ministry for the invitation to participate in the stakeholder’s engagement in the National Energy Transition Plan.
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