Ghana Electricity open for independent power producers

Post date: Dec 18, 2009 6:16:20 PM

Electricity open for independent power producers

The financial recovery plan to reduce the indebtedness of the Volta River Authority and the Electricity Company of Ghana and

opening up the electricity sector to independent power producers

and a policy on renewable energy.

Policy on renewable energy ....promoting solar home lighting

$450 million Multi donor budget pledged

The MDBS group is made up of 11 development partners and is currently chaired by Switzerland

and the World Bank. The DPs, contributing to budget support include:

The African Development Bank, Canada, Denmark, European Commission, France, Germany,

Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK and the World Bank.

source: ghananewsagency.org