The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum ( Abbreviation: MoEP) is the government ministry in charge of extending and ensuring a continuous supply of energy services to every division of the Ghanaian economy in an energy sufficient, environmentally friendly manner.

Functions of the Ministry

The function of the ministry is to improve the distribution of electricity across the country, especially to communities and towns in rural Ghana. The ministry seeks to encourage the participation of the private sector in the development of energy infrastructure and secure future energy supply.

Sector minister

The minister for energy and petroleum is the head of the ministry and is directly accountable to the

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. The position is politically appointed and approved by

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of Ghana. The current minister is John Peter Amewu who succeeds Boakye Agyarko temporarily after being sacked by the President on the 6 August 2018 who succeeded Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah who was the sector minister under the Mahama administration government in 2013.

Achievements

The ministry has increased the number of towns and communities on the national grid as well as improved the quality of supply of electricity. In 2002 the

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was fitted with a residual fuel catalytic cracker. This was to allow for the recovery of additional refined products from fuel oil that were previously wasted. In 2003, it completed and commissioned a 161

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transmission line to supply the

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. The ministry also advanced policies on deregulating the petroleum sector in Ghana. Under the Rural Kerosine Distribution Improvement Program, the ministry financed the fabrication and distribution of 700 kerosene tanks for each of the country's 110 districts. The ministry distributed televisions and installed solar panels in 160 Junior High Schools in all ten regions of Ghana to enable school children in rural communities to watch the weekly Presidents Special Initiative on Distance Learning Program while in school. This is to promote teaching and learning in schools that do not have an electricity supply.

Agencies under the ministry

The ministry has oversight responsibility over certain agencies. They include: *

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(GNPC) * Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) * National Petroleum Authority (NPA) *

Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Ltd (BOST) is a Ghanaian state agency under the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum responsible for the development of a network of storage tanks, pipelines and other bulk transportation infrastructure th ...

(BOST) *

(TOR) * Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company (GCMC) *

Volta River Authority The Volta River Authority (VRA) is the main generator and supplier of electricity in Ghana. They are also the responsible for the maintenance of the hydro power supply plant. Establishment The VRA was established by the Volta River Development ...

(VRA) * Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) * Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) * Northern Electricity Company (NEDCo) * Bui Power Authority (BUI) *

Volta Aluminium Company Volta Aluminum Company, known as VALCO, is an aluminium company based in Tema, Greater Accra Region founded by Kaiser Aluminum and now wholly owned by the government of Ghana. History VALCO was a joint venture with Kaiser Aluminum and ALCOA, ma ...

(VALCO) * Energy Commission (Ghana) * Petroleum Commission (Ghana)

References

External links

Official Website
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