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Vice President Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia has said the government will continue to pursue the necessary
strategic investments in clean energy and green technology while striking a
balance to ensure the country’s hydrocarbon assets are not stranded.
To this end, he said the
Ministry of Energy and its agencies, will collaborate with the relevant
stakeholders to ensure that the country’s clean and green energy goals are
aligned.
The Vice President spoke
at the 6th Ghana Energy Awards, in Accra and reiterated that the country
remains committed to fully transition by 2070, having outdoored the National
Energy Transition Committee and the Ghana Energy Transition Plan.
The country has also
initiated several clean projects and initiatives that seek to reduce emissions,
including solar plants, and the clean cooking initiative, among others.
However, Dr. Bawumia
observed that “having made these commitments, the critical concern for the
sector and our country still exists – the continuous exploitation of our
hydrocarbon assets.”
He indicated that the
government does not plan to abruptly abandon the exploitation of the oil and
gas resources as they are critical to the economy.
“Instead, the government
intends to gradually wean Ghana off dependence on fossil fuel through the
acceleration of the rollout of renewables,” he said.
He further mentioned that
the transition to a clean and diversified economy that is in harmony with the
planet is a collective responsibility.
This year’s awards
ceremony was held under the theme: “Global decarbonisation: A just and
equitable energy transition in Ghana.”
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