National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) of Ghana National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) (Ghana) Period [2015-2020] Within the implementation of the ECOWAS Renewable Energy Policy (EREP) Date: NOVEMBER 2015 1 National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) of Ghana Contact: Ministry of Power Ministry Post Office Accra Developed with technical assistance of: ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) Supported by: Within the framework of 2 National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) of Ghana Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................................ 6 NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY ACTION PLAN (NREAP) OF GHANA ............................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 2 SUMMARY OF NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY ...................................................................................... 11 3 SUMMARY OF TARGETS ............................................................................................................................................. 14 4 RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS AND TRAJECTORIES .......................................................................................... 16 4.1 Grid‐Connected Renewable Energy Targets ....................................................................................................... 16 4.2 Off-grid Renewable Energy Targets ..................................................................................................................... 18 4.3 Renewable Energy Applications for Domestic Uses ............................................................................................ 22 4.3.1 Domestic Cooking Energy Targets .................................................................................................................. 22 4.4 Biofuels ................................................................................................................................................................. 23 4.5 Market Indicators .................................................................................................................................................. 23 5 MEASURES FOR ACHIEVING THE TARGETS ............................................................................................................ 24 5.1 Summary Policies and Measures to Achieve Targets .......................................................................................... 24 5.2 Specific Measures to Fulfil the Requirements under the EREP ........................................................................... 26 5.2.1 Administrative Procedures and Spatial Planning ............................................................................................. 26 5.2.2 Technical Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 29 5.2.3 Buildings .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 5.2.4 Information Provision ....................................................................................................................................... 30 5.2.5 Certification of Installers for RE Equipment ..................................................................................................... 31 5.2.6 Electricity Infrastructure Development ............................................................................................................. 31 5.2.7 Electricity Network Operation and Guarantee ................................................................................................. 33 5.2.8 Renewable Energy Applications for Domestic Uses ........................................................................................ 35 5.2.9 Biofuels Sustainability Criteria and Verification of Compliance ....................................................................... 36 5.3 Support Schemes to Promote the Use of Energy from Renewable Resources in Electricity Generation ............ 37 5.4 Specific Measures for the Promotion of Efficient Cook stoves ............................................................................ 40 3 National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) of Ghana 5.5 Specific Measures for the Promotion of Efficient Charcoal Production ................................................................ 41 5.6 Specific Measures for the Promotion of Modern Fuel Alternatives for Cooking ................................................... 41 5.7 Support Schemes to Promote the Use of Biofuels ............................................................................................... 42 5.8 Specific Measures for the Promotion of the Sustainable Use of Energy from Biomass ....................................... 42 5.8.1 Biomass Supply ............................................................................................................................................... 42 5.8.2 Measures to Increase Biomass Availability ..................................................................................................... 43 6 ARTICULATION WITH REGIONAL INITIATIVES .......................................................................................................... 45 7 PREPARATION OF THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY ACTION PLAN AND FOLLOW-UP ON ITS IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................................................................................................. 46 ANNEX I – REGIONAL INITIATIVES IN RENEWABLE ENERGY .......................................................................................... 48 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Targets for grid connected RE ................................................................................................................................... 14 Table 2: Targets for domestic cooking energy ..................................................................................................................... 1511 Table 3: Targets for solar water heaters .................................................................................................................................. 15 Table 4: Targets for the share of grid-connected renewable energy in 2010, 2020 ................................................................ 16 Table 5: National 2020 targets and estimated trajectory of grid connected renewable energies (MW)................................... 17 Table 6: National 2020 targets and estimated trajectory of grid connected renewable energy generation (MWh) ................. 18 Table 7: Contribution of renewable energy to electricity access targets .................................................................................. 19 Table 8: National 2020 targets and estimated trajectory for rural population served by RE .................................................... 19 Table 9: National 2020 RE targets and estimated trajectory for rural population, disaggregated by gender ........................... 20 Table 10: National 2020 targets and estimated trajectory for off-grid RE systems .............................................................. 2117 Table 11: Domestic cooking energy targets for 2020 .............................................................................................................. 18 Table 12: National 2020 targets and estimated trajectory for domestic cooking energy ......................................................... 18 Table 13: Investment Prospectus .......................................................................................... 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Bookmark not defined.19 Table 15: Overview of policies and measures for grid connected RE ................................................................................. 2420 Table16: Overview of policies and measures for off-grid RE...................................................................................................20 4 National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) of Ghana Table 17: Overview of policies and measures for domestic cooking energy...........................................................................21 Table 18: Overview of policies and measures for biofuels.......................................................................................................21 Table 19: Frequency ranges of operations...............................................................................................................................26 Table 20: Frequency ranges of operations...............................................................................................................................27 Table 21: Overview of policies and measures for solar water heating.....................................................................................28 Table 22: Biomass-fired co-generation plants in Ghana..........................................................................................................34