Ghana
says it is
planning to export thousands of megawatts
of electricity to Nigeria, Ivory Coast and
other neighbouring countries that have
power deficit.
The Ghanaian President, Mr. John Mahama,
who made the disclosure at the Africa
Global Business and Economic Forum in
Dubai on Wednesday, said his government
had made huge investments in power
generation that would enable the country
to export excess electricity to Nigeria and
others.
“We have given priority to electricity
generation in our country. We have
prioritised energy in such a way that we
want to become the hub for power
production in West Africa. We want to
generate electricity to the point that excess
power can be exported to Nigeria, Ivory
Coast and other countries that have power
deficit,” he said.
To achieve this dream, Mahama said his
country had secured export-import
financing from China as well as special
funds from Abu Dhabi to commence series
of power generation projects, adding that a
third hydropower dam project was already
at an advanced stage.
The Ghanaian leader spoke in a panel
discussion along with President Paul
Kagame of Rwanda and President Mulatu
Wirtu of the Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia.
Mahama added, “Where Africa faces some
of its challenges lies its biggest
opportunities. We are leveraging on public-
private sector partnership to build
infrastructure. Be it roads, electricity, ports
or communication systems; if we create the
right environment, investors will come.
“Creating the right environment that will
attract foreign direct investment is key.”
In achieving this, the Ghanaian leader
joined Kagame and Wirtu to emphasise the
need for African governments to strengthen
anti-corruption agencies in their various
countries.
“Issues of accountability and transparency
are very important. There must be
mechanism to fight corruption. We all have
institutions but the major thing is
resourcing them to effectively fight
corruption and perform effectively,” he
noted.
According to Kagame, African governments
must create a system that is not
sympathetic to corruption, saying this
would help drive the required Foreign Direct
Investment into the continent.
He said, “It is one thing to have the
institutions; it is another thing to allow
them to work. Governance and structure
must be in place to make them to work,” he
said.
“African governments must fix
infrastructure, investment in development
of education and skills, and also enhance
connectivity among African countries.”
www.punchng.com/news/ghana-plans-to-export-electricity-to-nigeria/

I think this is getting serious

GOOD DEVELOPMENT ATLEAST WE SUPPLY THEM WITH GAS.

Lagos alone, consumes more electricity than the whole of Ghana so if they are generating excess that they cannot use due to the relatively low economic activities compared to Nigeria then, we would gladly buy it.

For the records, Nigeria currently generates more electricity than Ghana but demand is much higher

Only during GEJ administration. I prefer to be in darkness than use Ghanaian electricityvillage..