Ghana
In Ghana GVEP has facilitated the production of an Energy for Poverty Reduction Action Plan (EPRAP) that was launched in August 2006 in Accra. The EPRAP was developed through a multi-stakeholder consultation process with input from the UNDP country office; Ghanaian Ministries of Energy, Health, Environment and Science; the Energy Commission, NGOs, and private sector actors. GVEP has been working with local NGO the Kumasi Institute of Technology and Environment (KITE), which has been liaising with multi/cross sectoral working groups in key sectors to identify priority poverty-related programmes and projects. A total of 11 priority projects and programmes have now been identified and project documents have been created for 10 of the 11 recognized priorities.
Through the development and launch of the EPRAP, the GVEP project team (KITE, UNDP, Ministry of Energy) have successfully raised the profile of national energy issues and mainstreamed energy access into the strategies of eight non-energy sectors. The EPRAP development process also led to KITE's involvement with the revision of phase II of the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS II). In particular, KITE offered specific text and inputs into the GPRS II that link with the EPRAP and vice versa. The UNDP-funded GVEP project in Ghana also successfully documented energy projects and programmes through the energy portal on the KITE website that has sparked donor interest in funding the EPRAP through the establishment of a forum for donors.
For further information on activities in country please contact Sarah Adams at sarah.adams@gvep.org
Documents & Articles
Ghana GVEP Energy for Poverty Reduction Action Plan (EPRAP) launched
03 September, 2006, KITE
On August 25th, the Ghana Energy for Poverty Reduction Action Plan(EPRAP) was officially launched in Accra. The Ghana’s Minister of Energy, Joseph Kofi Adda gave the inauguration speech and offered Government support for the Plan. The prime objective for the plan, prepared by the NGO Kite (The Kumasi Institute of Technology and Environment) and sponsored by UNDP is to improve access of population to modern energy and to increase clean energy services. Please click here to read the full document.
GVEP Ghana Finalising Action Plan
03 March, 2006- Ghana’s “Energy for Poverty Reduction Action Plan (EPRAP)” has been linked directly to Phase II of Ghana’s Poverty Reduction Strategy called “The Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy II” (GPRS II). EPRAP seeks to identify and provide crucial energy interventions required to aid the implementation of poverty-reducing programmes outlined in the GPRS II. The total estimated cost for projects under EPRAP is around US$ 380 million. EPRAP should be finalised by March 2006. Click here to see full report (pdf ,100 kb)
Ghana Progress Report for 3rd quarter 2005
27 October, 2005- Here is the progress report for the 3rd quarter 2005 regarding the Completion of the Energy for Poverty Reduction Action Plan for Ghana through the Global Village Energy Partnership. Click here to see full report (pdf, 123 kb)
GVEP Stakeholders Workshop in Ghana
30 April, 2005, Global Environment Facility (GEF)/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/US Agency for International Development (USAID)/World Bank.
In Ghana, a GVEP stakeholders workshop was held to discuss the details of the country action plan with the sector working groups. Following the GVEP workshop, UNDP supported a mission to assist with the coordination and integration of the various sustainable energy projects and initiatives that are ongoing in Ghana. More specifically, how to coordinate the planning, project development, implementation and resource mobilization for increasing access to energy services as a means for poverty reduction. This included discussions on work in Ghana that is being led by UNDP, World Bank, Global Environment Facility, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership, EU Energy Initiative, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the private sector. Click here to see full report (pdf, 284 kb)