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An estimated five million people are not connected to electricity in Ghana.
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Several nongovernmental organizations are collaborating with the North Kwahu Afram Plains District, in the Eastern Region, to provide electricity to island and remote communities in the region.
The Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (ESDC) and the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) in the framework of the "Voice for Change" partnership (V4CP) organized a workshop from a day in the area to help solve problems through its mini-network and find new ways to use its electrification program.
According to some information, 62% of the sub-Saharan population does not have access to electricity. CEESD Executive Director Julius Ahiekpor said that while Ghana is doing better than most African countries in terms of electricity supply, there are still five million people who are not connected to electricity.
In addition, the construction of underwater infrastructure poses considerable problems. And the rugged terrain of the Afram plains and parts of the Volta region make it difficult for electrical companies to install electricity, he said.
To address this problem, he noted that the government had decided to set up mini-grids to improve the social and economic livelihoods of the citizens of these regions.
Edem Bensah, energy expert at the CEESD, explained that the mini-grids perform the same functions as a national network, except that in the case of mini-grids, the communities would be responsible for the maintenance and maintenance of the grids. operation of electricity.
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Mini-grids are a "mature and cost-effective technology solution, which has been proven to provide a reliable and high-quality electricity source for these communities and therefore to be adopted," Bensah said. during the event.
He advised the government, in partnership with the private sector, to install the networks effectively and to help supply the inhabitants of certain island communities and lakeside communities.
* Additional report from the Ghana News Agency.
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