Ministry of Energy and Green Transition (Ghana)

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. 1.Regulation & Oversight Oversees agencies such as: • Energy Commission • Petroleum Commission • Volta River Authority (VRA) • Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) • Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). 3. Energy Planning :Coordinates planning and development of electricity, renewable energy, and petroleum projects. 4. Promoting Renewable Energy: Implements the Renewable Energy Act, 2011 (Act 832). 5. Oil & Gas Development: Ensures efficient exploration, production, and utilization of petroleum resources. 6. Energy Security: Expands access to reliable and affordable energy across Ghana. ==Sector minister==

The minister for energy and petroleum is the head of the ministry and is directly accountable to the President of Ghana. The position is politically appointed and approved by parliament of Ghana. The current minister is John Abdulai Jinapor who succeeds Herbert Krapa under the Nana Akufo-Addo administration government. Before then, Matthew Opoku Prempeh was the sector minister until July 2024 when he decided to be the Vice Presidential candidate to Mahamudu Bawumia during the 2024 general elections. ==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 Tema Oil Refinery in Tema 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 kilovolts transmission line to supply the Prestea to Obuasi. 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: • Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) • Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) • National Petroleum Authority (NPA) • Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) • Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) • Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company (GCMC) • Volta River Authority (VRA) • Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) • Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) • Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) • Bui Power Authority (BUI) • Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) • Energy Commission (Ghana) • Petroleum Commission (Ghana) • Volta Resettlement Trust Fund • Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC) • Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) ==See also==