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  • Africa’s energy stakeholders urged to act decisively for the future …As $500bn is needed to close ‘energy poverty’ gap 

    John Jinapor interacting with keynote speakers at the Future of Energy Conference 2025

     

     

    By Adnan Adams Mohammed

     

    Ghana’s Energy Minister, John Abdulai Jinapor, has called on governments, businesses, investors, and civil society to work together to address Africa’s energy challenges.

     

    Speaking at the Future of Energy Conference 2025, Minister Jinapor emphasized the need for collaborative efforts to ensure a sustainable energy future for the continent.

     

    The conference, themed “Financing Africa’s Energy Future: Unlocking Investments for Energy Access and Economic Transformation,” brought together stakeholders to discuss the critical role of energy in driving economic growth, industrialization, and social development in Africa.

     

    It is estimated that around US$500 billion is needed in Africa to close the energy poverty gap. Also, over 600 million Africans lack electricity and nearly a billion rely on traditional biomass for cooking.

     

    “US$500 billion is the cost for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to close the energy poverty gap & transition to a sustainable basis”, Suneeta Kaimal, President and Chief Executive Officer of NRGI alarmed in her keynote address at the Future of Energy Conference 2025 (FEC 2025). “By contrast, in 2023, financing for clean & renewable energy in all developing countries, not just SSA, reached only US$22 billion.”

    Suneeta Kaimal, President and CEO of NRGI

    She further noted that, “Governments across Africa spend nearly 17 percent of their revenues on debt service—the highest of any developing region. Over half of Africans now live in countries that spend more on debt than on health or education.”

     

    These are mind boggling statistics that challenge the reality of ‘Just Energy Transition’ and financing needs. Just a year ago, many still believed that bridging this massive financing gap might be achieved through “blended finance”. Blended finance is the idea that we use relatively small amounts of public finance to de-risk and leverage much larger flows of private investment. That was how the EU and the US managed to recover from the 2008 financial crisis.

     

    Apparently, at the fourth Financing for Development Conference in Seville, Kenya helped drive the launch of a bold new coalition, joined by Benin, Sierra Leone, Somalia and others. Together, they committed to taxing premium air travel to raise new, additional, and predictable flows of public finance for sustainable development.

     

    If implemented globally, this measure alone could raise more than US$80 billion in revenue—not loans or aid—every year. To put this in perspective: the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that achieving universal access to modern energy in Africa requires only US$25 billion each year.

     

    At first glance, this is just another tax. But it is far more significant. It represents the kind of financial innovation that African leaders can replicate, scale up, and channel to unlock energy access and economic transformations for Africa.

     

    Meanwhile, Hon Jinapor highlighted Ghana’s initiatives to promote sustainable energy, including the Energy Transition Framework, Renewable Energy and Green Transition Fund, and utility-scale solar projects. He also emphasized the importance of a just transition to clean energy, ensuring that it does not undermine energy affordability, industrial growth, or jobs.

     

    “We must mobilize sustainable financing mechanisms, derisk energy investments, and scale up innovation and research in clean technologies,” Minister Jinapor said. “By working together, we can light up Africa, power the engines of transformation, and ensure that the future of energy is the future we all deserve.”

     

    The Minister’s call to action was met with enthusiasm from the audience, who recognized the urgent need for collective action to address Africa’s energy challenges. As the continent continues to grapple with energy poverty and climate change, the Future of Energy Conference 2025 provided a timely platform for stakeholders to share ideas, collaborate, and commit to decisive action .

     

    In his presentation, Yaw Appiah Lartey, Africa Head of Infrastructure & Capital Projects at Deloitte, drummed home the fact that, even in Africa’s high-risk markets, projects can attract investment when they are structured, de-risked, and impact-driven.

     

    “The path to bankability lies in blending innovation with risk mitigation, strong partnerships, and alignment with both investor expectations and local realities”, he pointed.

     

    “However, the question remains, How do we ensure more of Africa’s clean energy ideas make that leap from concept to investment?”, he quizzed.

     

    Subsequently, in his closing remarks, Ben Boakye, Executive Director of African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) gave key highlights of the Future Of Energy Conference 2025, which included; the fact that, true energy access goes beyond grid connections—it means ensuring that households, businesses, schools, hospitals, and industries cannot only access power, but also afford it and use it productively. Energy access is a matter of dignity, equity, and opportunity.

     

    “Africa’s energy future is inseparable from its broader development agenda. Building sustainable, inclusive, and competitive energy systems is essential for resilience, poverty reduction, and positioning the continent as a strong voice in the global energy transition”, he reiterated.

     

    “Energy transition must be shaped by Africa’s own interests and realities. With a projected population of 2.5 billion by 2050, universal, affordable, and reliable energy access will be critical for unlocking productivity, raising household incomes, advancing gender equity, and driving economic transformation.

     

    “Given that African governments are already financially overstretched, they cannot carry the burden of risk alone. Innovative financial instruments must be designed to de-risk investments while attracting private sector capital. At the same time, governments must strengthen their capacity to negotiate, structure, and manage bankable projects—engaging professional transaction advisors early to avoid poorly structured contracts.

     

    “Finally, regional cooperation through integrated energy markets and cross-border infrastructure will be vital for achieving cost efficiency, ensuring energy security, and accelerating Africa’s transition to a just and inclusive energy future.”

     

     

  • Eni publishes “Eni for 2024”: a report highlighting the company’s concrete commitment to the energy transition

    “Eni’s commitment to a Just Transition includes expanding renewable energy capacity and supporting local communities.”

     

    The voluntary sustainability report outlines Eni’s achievements and forward-looking strategies for a safer and more sustainable energy.

    Eni, last week, published ‘Eni for 2024 – A Just Transition’, its voluntary sustainability report that illustrates the main results achieved during the year on the path towards a Just Transition. The report, now in its nineteenth edition, provides an overview of Eni’s performance and concrete actions for a Just Transition, capable of combining industrial growth, environmental sustainability and social inclusion, illustrating future strategies and goals.

     

    “We live in times of rapid and complex change’, says Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi in his message to stakeholders introducing the report. ‘Profound geopolitical evolutions, environmental challenges and technological revolutions are reshaping the routes to global growth and energy security. The result is a context of unprecedented fragmentation, uncertainty and volatility, in which the ability to adapt no longer appears to be a sufficient lever: we need to put all our skills into play in order to lead the response to change, anticipating new trends through innovative solutions, carefully assessing risks and courageously seizing opportunities. And it is precisely in this ability to anticipate and transform that lies one of Eni’s distinctive traits. In 2024 we continued on our path of transformation and achieved concrete results, the outcome of an industrial model that aims to embrace environmental, economic and social sustainability.”

     

    This year saw an important discontinuity in sustainability reporting: the entry into force of the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which regulates mandatory sustainability reporting and introduces new European reporting standards. In addition to publishing its first Sustainability Statement in line with the EU legislation, Eni has decided to continue to prepare its voluntary report Eni For, a complementary and supplementary document to the Sustainability Statement, to make Eni’s sustainability information more accessible to stakeholders, enriching it and providing concrete examples through case studies, in-depth analyses and interviews.

     

    Among the company’s main achievements in 2024, the report includes the reduction of net Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 55% for Upstream and 37% for Eni compared to 2018. A special focus was placed on reducing methane emissions by confirming the target of bringing them close to zero in 2030. Eni for also renewed its commitment to achieve water positivity in at least 30% of sites operated with withdrawals greater than 0.5 Mm3/year of fresh water in water-stressed areas by 2035.

     

    The report also illustrates Eni’s progress in implementing the satellite model, an innovative approach that aims to create integrated businesses capable of generating value for the energy transition. It highlights the achievements of Plenitude, which has exceeded 4 GW of installed capacity from renewable sources and aims to reach up to 15 GW by 2030, integrating production from renewable sources with the sale of energy and energy solutions to households and businesses, and with an extensive network of charging points for electric vehicles (10 million customers and 21k charging points for electric vehicles). On the other hand, Enilive, the company dedicated to mobility products and services, reached a biorefining capacity of 1.65 million tonnes in 2024 and plans to exceed 5 million tonnes/year by 2030, also increasing the optionality of SAF production (Sustainable Aviation Fuel).

     

    Eni continues to invest in innovation and in the development of cutting-edge technologies, as demonstrated by the commissioning of the HPC6 supercomputer and the creation of Eniquantic for quantum computing, and in transformation consistent with the energy transition: from the announcement of the reconversion of the Livorno refinery into a biorefinery, to the start of the relaunch of Versalis towards greater financial sustainability.

    Just Transition permeates Eni’s strategy, with a constant commitment to respect for human rights, the safety of people – a founding value of Eni’s activities -, transparency and dialogue with stakeholders. In 2024, the company strengthened actions to prevent and combat violence against women and worked to ensure that the transformation generates concrete benefits for communities in host countries, also in collaboration with international organisations such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to promote more inclusive and safer working conditions along the agri-feedstock supply chain.

     

    Finally, the report documents the company’s contribution to the communities in the countries where it operates, with over 100 local development projects active in 21 countries of presence, ranging from access to water, to energy and to health, and the promotion of initiatives consistent with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Eni for 2024 confirms the company’s clear vision, built on the integration between business and sustainability and between growth and responsibility, as well as its role in driving an equitable energy transformation, with the aim of continuing to generate shared and lasting value together with its people and stakeholders.

  • Invest in Ghana’s ETIP – Energy Minister woo investors at COP28

    Hon Abu Jinapor

     

    Adnan Adams Mohammed 

     

    Ghana seek investment to its Energy Transition and Investment Plan (ETIP) of about US$550 billion to scale up renewable energy and introduce nuclear energy in the country’s energy mix and for the deployment of clean cooking solutions and low-carbon solutions such as Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage.

     

    Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, revealed this when he addressed investors during Ghana’s Energy Day at the Ghana Pavilion at the Conference of Parties (COP28) currently underway in Dubai, UAE.

     

    The Energy Transition Investment Plan (ETIP), he said, anticipates that the majority of the funding for the projects will come from private sector capital and de-risking instruments.

     

    The Government of Ghana, according to the minister, will pursue policy reforms and provide a suitable environment for the execution of the energy transition projects.

     

    “Investments are also needed for the deployment of electric vehicles to replace Internal Combustion Engines, the construction of electric and hydrogen fuel cell charging stations, the production of biofuels, the replacement of biomass industrial boilers with electric boilers and the provision of energy-efficient electrical appliances for the residential and service sectors among others,” he said.

     

    He continued, “The realisation of the requisite capital will culminate in universal access to affordable and reliable power by 2024, economy-wide decarbonisation, socio-economic development, about 400,000 new jobs, and above all net-zero emissions in the country by 2060.”

     

    The Manhyia South lawmaker used the opportunity to invite all investors to partner with the Government of Ghana to undertake the projects in our Energy Transition Framework to drive industrialisation and achieve our net-zero targets.

     

    “As I said earlier, our doors are always open and I look forward to several partnerships,” he concluded.

     

  • Energy Transition: Experts warn of possible job cuts if not executed properly

    As Ghana embarks on its energy transition agenda, some experts have warned of possible job cuts if the government does not transition well.

     

    According to the Deputy Director in charge of Nuclear and Alternative Energy at the Ministry of Energy, Dr. Robert Sogbadji, the government should train more young people within the Oil and Gas sector to explore various opportunities within the space.

     

    Speaking to Joy Business at the launch of the “2023 Think Energy SDGs Awards”, Dr. Sogbadji called for stringent policies to support the sector.

     

    “The energy transition has its own negative effects and benefits. There will be issues with the oil and gas sector if we don’t transition well. We need to train people within that space. We are doing that to minimise the effect. The human resource can be greatly affected”.

     

    “If we don’t take care, Europeans will use here as their dumping sites for their unused cars. So all these are things we need to be careful about”, he said

     

    On her part, President and founder for the Africa Energy Technology Center, Emelia Akumah said industry players within the energy ecosystem should push for policies that will drive development in the sector.

     

    “It is important we come together to have a conversation on how we can help to improve the sector. We need some more technology within the space to drive development” she stated.

     

    The Think Energy SDGs Awards as part of the African Energy and Sustainable Summit 2023 is a global prestigious award which is designed to celebrate & honour corporate and academic institutions working together to achieve global leadership on SDG 4,7,13, 14, and 17. The awards seek to encourage innovation, impact, and sustainability in the energy sector.

     

    Meanwhile, the Africa Energy Technology Conference is Africa’s premiere energy technology-driven exhibition and networking conference that seeks to create a distinctive platform for key stakeholders and industry players within the energy ecosystem, as part of making Africa the ultimate destination for global energy-centered discussions and policies that propel industry development.

  • African’s Energy Transition Journey: adequate investments and policy reforms needed

    African’s Energy Transition Journey: adequate investments and policy reforms needed

    Adnan Adams Mohammed

    As the global advocacy towards a transiting from carbon related energy uses (fossils) to a sustainable and greener energy sources (solar, wind hydro etc), the African continent face uncertainties with regards to adequate investments and policy reforms.

    The imbalances in the system are capable of impeding efforts to reach the pace required to limit warming to 1.5 degree Celsius are a great deal to tackle. Definitely, much more needs to be done by various countries and regional bodies, including international development institutions, to help boost investment levels and bridge the widening regional divergences in the pace of energy transition investment.

    In this regard, Deloitte, an assurance and advisory firm, has given its take on the approach Africa nations need to adopt to achieve effective energy transition. The international firm believes that the transition from traditional fossil fuels to cleaner energy needs to be done through a gradual process while adopting energy mix approach up to the year 2050. In a follow-up interview on the topic “Creating the perfect investment conditions for Foreign Direct Investments into the African energy sector: where is the money?” moderated by a partner at Deloitte at the just ended Africa Oil Week Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Jenny Erskine noted that, Africa is partly ready for the transition agenda, in spite of the infrastructure and investment challenge it has, the continent has the needed resources (sun, wind, cobalt, lithium) that are greener and can be tapped easily to start the process to greener energy.     

    “Mining the cobalt, lithium and other minerals could pollute the environment, but it can lead to the net zero carbon emission as the output of those minerals are needed to manufacture materials needed for the energy transition”, the Oil and Gas Sector Leader for Deloitte Africa, Jenny Erskine said in an interview.

    However, Claude Illy, also a partner at Deloitte with finance expertise and based in South Africa, reiterated in the zoom interview that, effective mining policies must be looked at and streamlined to ensure better mining mechanisms are put in place to protect the environment and regulate the industry.”

    While adding that, “governments must take action to create enabling environments for investors to ensure transparent, fair investments that favors both parties.”

    Looking at option of a win-win investments opportunities, Ms Erskine elaborated on a Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), Build Operate Transfer (BOT), Equity financing (for smaller projects) and debt financing (for bigger projects, from commercial banks, export credit agencies, bilateral and/or multilateral institutions) and long-term off-take agreements (partially guaranteed by multilateral banks in difficult to finance countries) as a possible means to conclude a favorable greener energy projects to aid the steps and strategies towards achieving the global agenda.    

    Meanwhile, taking a critical look at some of the disadvantage of the agenda, Africa nations might have to leave more of its untapped fossil fuels in the earth and waters as many nations are yet to even start exploration activities on their potential oil and gas wells both onshore and offshore. Also, Africa as known for exporting its raw materials, it will lead to creating a huge numbers of unemployment as the mineral resource mining and production companies fold up in no time to pave way for greener energy generation projects.   

    Ensuring clear, transparent, and consistent policy, and maintaining a stable regulatory environment in Africa’s most prominent mining jurisdictions is key to attracting international mining capital at a scale commensurate with the continent’s potential. Building on that foundation, solid governance, transparency, minimum red tape, an enabling business environment and trust among industry players and stakeholders will help to change common perceptions about Africa.

    Botswana, Ghana, South Africa, and Zambia, amongst others, have declared themselves as “open for business” to mining companies and foreign investment, and demonstrate that openness by their overhaul of mining legislation, and visible stakeholder engagement efforts, even as perceived investment attractiveness remains low.

    The Africa Oil Week and the call for ‘just energy transition’

    This year’s Africa Oil Week saw the continent define an assertive new position that determines for itself how best to balance sustainability with its own development needs.

    The African Union became an official partner of Africa Oil Week (AOW), helping to make the event a triumph for African unity, and promoting Africa’s ability to assert itself and define its own energy future.

    The continent spoke with one voice to address pressing challenges related to combating energy poverty on the continent and defining what a just transition means in the African context.

    “It’s important for us to come together as Africans to discuss and solidify what is best for us among ourselves so that we can move forward,” says Rashid Ali Abdallah, Executive Director for the AU’s Africa Energy Commission (AFREC).

    “What we really need in Africa is investments, and this conference brings together all of the investors, all the developers and all of the member states that can make that business happen,” he continued.

    A major theme throughout this year’s event was the need to define the “just energy transition” for the African context, and for Africans to make these assertions for themselves, rather than following a western energy-transition agenda that does not apply to the continent.

    “Energy transition for Africa is to transition from a position of ‘no energy’, and should be based on the African position of promoting access to energy,” said Ali Abdallah.

    Lack of strong policies

    Edmond Kombat, Director of Research & Finance, Institute for Energy Security, has cautioned that, the lack of strong policies, subsidies, incentives, and regulations that favour renewable energy technologies is what will hinder its wide growth in the years ahead.

    “To attract investors and reduce the cost of renewables, the market needs clear policies and legal procedures, incentives and subsidies. While global cooperation and coordination is critical, domestic policy frameworks must urgently be reformed to streamline and fast-track renewable energy projects and catalyze private sector investments.

    “In the words of IEA Executive Director, Fatih Birol: “Cutting red tape, accelerating permitting and providing the right incentives for faster deployment of renewables are some of the most important actions governments can take to address today’s energy security and market challenges, while keeping alive the possibility of reaching our international climate goals”, the energy expert retorted in an article published recently on the topic “A world of clean, renewable energy is close to realization, but …..”

    Mr Kombat, further shared that, over the past three years, renewable energy has recorded some interesting development within the broader energy system, with a promising uptick in growth, leading to a small reduction in global CO² production from the electricity sector overall, as noted by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

    The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) in its report, “World Energy Investment” published in May 2020, is a description of a drastically changed energy markets in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Also, the IEA’s Global Energy Review 2020 report indicated that renewable energy has so far been the energy source most resilient to Covid-19 lockdown measures.

    Consequently, according to data released in April 2021 by the IRENA, the world added more than 260 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity in 2020 despite Covid-19 pandemic, exceeding expansion in 2019 by close to 50 percent. Renewable electricity capacity additions broke another record in 2021, despite the continuation of Covid-19 induced logistical challenges and increasing prices for new solar PV and wind installations. The world added a record 295 gigawatts of new renewable power capacity in 2021, overcoming supply chain challenges, construction delays and high raw material prices, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest Renewable Energy Market Update.

    As we know today, renewables were the only energy source that posted a growth in demand in the first quarter of the year 2022.

    The IEA forecast global capacity additions to rise this year to 320 gigawatts; equivalent to an amount that would come close to meeting the entire electricity demand of Germany or matching the European Union’s total electricity generation from natural gas. Solar PV is on course to account for 60 percent of global renewable power growth in 2022, followed by wind and hydropower. Going forward, the IRENA estimates that 90 percent of the world’s electricity can be produced from renewable energy sources by 2050.

    The IEA projects that spending on renewables in 2022 will exceed the record US$440 billion invested in 2021. Global clean energy spending is expected to surge 12 percent in 2022, reaching US$1.4 trillion as the world pours money into renewables, electric vehicles and energy efficiency. The sustained progress in demand growth and spending is yet another proof of renewable energy’s resilience and acceptance.

    But while renewables continued to be deployed at a strong pace even during the Covid-19 crisis, there is looming market uncertainties increasing the challenge to grow clean renewable energy at the expected pace capable of meeting  long-term climate and sustainability goals. The IEA noted in 2021 that the continuing decrease in cost trends alone will not shelter renewables projects from a number of challenges.

    The pace of economic recovery, heightened pressure on public budgets and the financial health of the energy sector as a whole further exacerbate already existing policy uncertainties and financing challenges.

  • Ghana determined to avoid ‘Energy Transition curse’ – Dr Amin

    Ghana determined to avoid ‘Energy Transition curse’ – Dr Amin

    Government of Ghana says it is committed striving to canvass coherent arguments in the wake of the global energy transition advocacy to avoid the country’s hydrocarbon assets from being stranded.

    The effects of the transition, ranging from revenue losses, underinvestment in hydrocarbons and the huge cost of adjustment, will only deepen the already existing schism and further ensure that Africa is left behind the rest of the world.

    A Deputy Energy Minister has said even though Africa is the least emitter, it is certainly going to suffer the grave consequences of the transition.This, he described as unfair, inequitable and unjust.

    “Our governments have, therefore, been looking for options to generate oil and gas wealth and to improve on the management of this wealth through good governance to support our development efforts. Oil and gas resources have, therefore, been viewed today as a ‘shot in the arm’ promising prosperity”, Mohammed Amin Adam said when speaking at the “Around the world series” programme on the margins of the 2022 Offshore Technology Conference on the theme, “West Africa’s Oil and Gas in search of investment in the wake of Energy transition” in HoustonTexas, USA.

    “The unfortunate realities in several West African countries, particularly in the resource-rich areas is the fact that the standard of living of the people is normally not commensurate with the wealth of resources extracted, leading to social and political agitation in several instances.”

    In the wake of the above, Dr Amin Adam argued that efforts to push Africa into the transition corner at the same pace as the West, is not just counter-productive but an affront to the concept of global development.

    He said Europe is looking for new gas suppliers due to geopolitics and the desire for energy independence from Russia and indicated that Africa holds significant levels of undeveloped oil and gas reserves, which could prove strategic for European countries compared with US gas, given the proximity to Europe.

    He canvassed, therefore, that investments in Africa could provide answers to Europe’s gas demand of between 150-190 billion cubic metres annually that Russia has usually supplied.

    The deputy minister said Ghana wants to own the process and to transition at its own pace, thus, to this end, the government of Ghana has established a National Energy Transition Committee to develop the energy transition policy and strategy to guide our steps towards a net-zero future.

    “We want to continue oil and gas production, scale-up renewable energy, integrate nuclear energy in our energy mix and in future produce blue and white hydrogen,” he noted.

  • GNPC cautioned on ‘Operatorship’ goal as ET agenda poses threat – NRGI

    GNPC cautioned on ‘Operatorship’ goal as ET agenda poses threat – NRGI

    Adnan Adams Mohammed

    The National Oil Company (NOC) of Ghana has been cautioned to thread consciously in the spirit of achieving its ambition of becoming Oil and Gas production operator in a few years time.

    The caution comes at the time, the global economic frontiers are committing to the Energy Transition (ET) agenda strongly as majority of the economies set to meet net zero carbonisation by 2040.

    Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) plans to be Operator by 2025, and therefore seeking to invest significantly in exploration, development and production of oilfields. The recent attempt was the intention to buy stakes in Aker operated DWTCP oilfield yet to be developed at estimated budget of about US$1.5 billion. Though, as controversial as the deal was, the acquisition process has stalled. But, an Energy Transition expert with the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) is pessimistic with GNPC recouping its investment as the ET agenda takes to a ‘fast transition’ by 2040 at when a barrel of crude may sell at US$20 averagely.     

    “About three continents of the world economies plans to be net zero by 2040, so if they achieve that goal, GNPC has about 15 years of time before oil runs up. Is that the future to aspire? Is it good for Ghana? I don’t know”, David Manley quizzed rhetorically in an interview at the sideline of a two-day training program for selected media and CSOs representatives at Aburi in the Eastern Region of Ghana last week.

    The West African Regional Manager, Nafi Chenery, in her remarks called on governments’ to listen to people and as well as speak to different stakeholders, particularly those who already have some information and knowledge about energy transition, so they  can help share their knowledge and skills on the issues to improve on government’s efforts at making things better

    She posited that, the plans by government must speak to our realities and our context as Ghana and the world which has the potential to propel the country to the next level.

    “So we need to put in a lot of effort and prepare and ensure that whatever plans we are putting in place is representative of the views and voices of all sectors. Right that the plan speaks to our realities and our context as Ghana and the world, one has a potential to propel us to the next level.”

    “And so governments should listen to people and speak to different stakeholders, particularly those who already have some information and knowledge about energy transition, you know and share their knowledge and skills to improve on government transport,” Nafi Chinery said.

    She said energy transition plans need to be just,  inclusive and need to be participatory by all.

    Participants were excited about training and hopes it helps them improve on their works and writeups as CSOs and media respectively

    The energy transition is a pathway toward a transformation of the global energy sector from fossil-based to zero-carbon by the second half of this century. At its heart is the need to reduce energy-related CO2 emissions to limit climate change.