Ghana Industrial Energy Efficiency policy framework development

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), through the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Project, is supporting the Ghana Government in developing a policy framework for industrial energy efficiency (IEE), as part of the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets.

The Ministry of Energy, which is the lead Ministry in this initiative, is belong partnered by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade & Industry, and the Ministry of Environment, Sciences, Technology, and Innovation in the development of the policy framework for the nation.

The aims of the project are to support the implementation of Ghana industry-related National Determined Contribution (NDC) targets through:

i.Detailed policy formulation for government on industrial energy efficiency;

ii. Developing an initial pipeline of industrial energy efficiency projects; and

iii. Capacity-building of local financial institutions on energy efficiency assessment.

The policy framework development activity will seek to identify a concrete list of programs and actions to attract investment in industrial energy efficiency along with the data collection framework, coordination mechanism, capacity building, and process for monitoring and evaluation.

The Energy Foundation, Enercom Africa Limited, and The Brew-Hammond Energy Centre, KNUST; have been contracted by UNIDO as local consultants to work with Global Efficiency Intelligence of the USA, to execute the policy development project. Technical Workshops and national policy dialogue will be organized as part of the process to solicit contributions from industry operators and the general public. The project commenced in late April 2021 and will span a period of eighteen (18) months.

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