Ghana Plans to Export Electricity To Nigeria
At the Africa Global Business and Economic Forum in Dubai yesterday Oct. 1, Ghanaian President, Mr. John Mahama, says that his government had made huge investments in power generation hence is planning to export thousands of megawatts of electricity to Nigeria, Ivory Coast and other neighbouring countries that have power deficit, “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. Flash back to 1999, Nigeria signed a contract to supply Ghana with 123 Million Metric British Thermal Units (MMBtu) per day. Fast forward 15 years later, Ghana is now proposing to supply electricity to Nigeria.