Energy Minister Reiterates Ghana's Strong Support For Clean Cooking At COP27 | General News

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has reaffirmed Ghana's dedication to selling clear cooking anchored on its 2030 agenda of fifty% of its inhabitants getting access to LPG.

Dr. Prempeh was talking on the tenth of November, at a Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Clean Fuels Solutions for Cooking Event which is a part of the 2nd Middle East Green Initiative on the margins of COP 27 ongoing at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The occasion was underneath the patronage of His Royal Highness Mohammed Bin Salman, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Minister mentioned Ghana's technique for clear cooking is to enhance the effectivity of cooking fuels manufacturing, transportation to markets, worth addition and promotion of environment friendly end-user applied sciences. He mentioned by the top of 2030, Ghana will cut back using firewood and charcoal for cooking to under 30% which is able to enhance our total carbon footprint. He added that the nation may even enhance entry to LPG for family use to 50% from 36.9% at 2021 and supply LPG for industrial catering, notably in faculties and different Government establishments.

The Minister who can also be a Member of Parliament for Manhyia South mentioned because the demand for clear cooking options is rising, there's a want to show consideration to the environment friendly exploitation of the pure sources which are required for the clear cooking ecosystem. “We need effective coordination and transparent accounting systems to unlock the enormous carbon financing opportunities and drive investment into the clean cooking sector” he mentioned.

The present disruption within the world provide chain as a consequence of COVID-19 and different geopolitical challenges, in keeping with the Minister makes it crucial to deliver clear cooking interventions nearer to markets. He subsequently referred to as for the necessity to develop native capability alongside the whole worth chain to assist the catalytic development of the clear cooking trade globally.
“Ghana is building capacity through a number of technical cooperations including the GIZ-TVET, the Senior High Schools Renewable Energy Challenge which have triggered interest in research and development and innovation in renewable energy and clean cooking solutions for the Ghanaian market and beyond. With support from the World Bank, Ghana is developing the National Clean Cooking Strategy and Investment Prospectus to provide the framework for the promotion and development of the industry” he mentioned.

He continued “Ghana with assist from the World Bank efficiently launched the result-based National LPG Promotion Program on September sixth, 2022. The goal of this system is to offer government interventions that will speed up the change from unclean fuels to LPG in a bid to attain the purpose of fifty per cent entry by 2030.

Government will distribute about 2million LPG stoves and set up LPG cooking programs in establishments that cook dinner on a big scale underneath this programme. These interventions complementing the Cylinder Recirculation Model will allow Ghana attain its aforementioned targets”

Dr. Prempeh indicated Ghana's readiness for cooperation and partnerships to scale up Ghana's National LPG Promotion and Improved Cookstoves Promotion Programmes.

Dignitaries at this perform included Dr. Baomintsvotse Vahinals, Chief of Staff on the Office of the President of Madagascar, HE Ibrahim Yacoubou, Minister for Energy and Renewable Energy of Niger, HE Sophie Gladima, Minister for Energy and Petroleum of Senegal and a bunch of different dignitaries on the African continent