Ghana targets universal electricity access by 2030 as coverage nears 90%

Ghana is targeting universal access to electricity by 2030, with the country’s electricity access rate now approaching 90 percent, Energy and Green Transition Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has announced. The Minister said government had recently connected an additional 200 communities to the national grid as part of efforts to close the remaining gap and extend electricity to communities still without access. “Ghana currently has about 90% access to electricity. We just connected 200…