Republic of Ghana · Environmental Protection AuthorityPublished data snapshot · 23 July 2026

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PoA28 · Switch liquid fuels to natural gas in thermal power plants

Replace LCO/HFO with natural gas to reduce generation cost and emissions while enabling reliability during the transition.

Programme record

Policy Action
PA9 · Low carbon electricity supply
Sector / objective
Energy · Mitigation
Thematic area
Energy transition
Technology
Dual-fuel and gas-fired thermal plants; gas pipelines and processing infrastructure.
Indicator
Gas-fired thermal capacity installed (MW)
2025 baseline
2,016.00
2030 target
3,500.00
2035 target
5,618.80
Investment requirement
US$2,190.38 million
ERP
4,450.00 ktCO₂e