Ghana says it is planning to export thousands of megawatts of
electricity to Nigeria, Ivory Coast and other neighbouring countries
that have power deficit. The Ghanaian President, Mr. John Mahama, who
made the disclosure at the Africa Global Business and Economic Forum in
Dubai on Wednesday, said his government had made huge investments in
power generation that would enable the country to export excess
electricity to Nigeria and others.
“We have given priority to electricity generation in our country. We
have prioritised energy in such a way that we want to become the hub for
power production in West Africa. We want to generate electricity to the
point that excess power can be exported to Nigeria, Ivory Coast and
other countries that have power deficit,” he said.
To achieve this dream, Mahama said his country had secured export-import
financing from China as well as special funds from Abu Dhabi to
commence series of power generation projects, adding that a third
hydropower dam project was already at an advanced stage.
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