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Institutions | Functions |
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Policy and regulation |
Ministry of Energy (ME) | Formulates, implements, and evaluates power sector policies |
Energy Commission (EC) | Licenses, regulates, and monitors energy service providers, develops indicative national energy plans, and advises the minister on the energy policy |
Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) | Regulates tariffs and enforcement of customer service obligations of all public utilities and IPPs |
National Petroleum Authority (NPA) | Regulates, oversees, and monitors activities in the downstream petroleum industry |
Petroleum Commission (PC) | Regulates and manages the utilization of petroleum resources and coordinates policies on petroleum resources |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Distributes, monitors, and enforces environmental policies, including the energy sector |
Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) | Encourages and promotes investments in Ghana, providing for the creation of an attractive incentive framework and a transparent, predicable, and facilitating environment for investment |
Implementation |
Volta River Authority (VRA) | Generation and transmission of electricity |
GRIDCo | Electricity transmission services |
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) | Distribution of electricity in southern Ghana |
Northern Electricity Department (NED) | Distribution of electricity in northern Ghana |
Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) | Crude oil and petroleum product import, crude oil refining and bulk sale of petroleum products OMCs and bulk consumers |
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) | Oil and gas exploration |
Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) | Planning for laying and managing strategic petroleum product stocks |
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) | Distribution and marketing of the petroleum product |
Education and research |
The Energy Center, KNUST | Carries out research, development, demonstration, and educational activities in energy technology, policy, and management |
University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) | Provides training in science, technology, and management of energy and natural resources |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) | Pursues the implementation of government policies on scientific research and development |
Nongovernmental organisations |
KITE | Energy policy studies and analysis/clean energy enterprises development |
Association of Ghana Solar Industries (GSI) | Promotes and raises the profile of solar industry, improves quality, develops standards, and arranges renewable energy training |
Energy Foundation | Promotes energy efficiency/conservation measures and renewable energy technologies |
New Energy | Develops and implements clean energy initiatives |
CEESD | Dedicated to technologies that offer engineering solutions to climate change, energy poverty, and environmental degradation |
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