Country snapshot · West Africa

Ghana

Export rules: YesData as of 10 October 2026
447.8MW
Solar added in 2026 (Ember estimate, all segments)1N1,N2
+111%
Change on 20251
2025: 212.2 MW (Ember estimate)
91.9%
Access to electricity, 20242N3
2.79million
People without electricity, 2024 (DERCA calculation)2N3

Solar added each year

Ember estimates of all solar (utility-scale, distributed and off-grid), MW. 2026 is Ember’s full-year estimate.

Ghana: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 53.1 MW; 2024: 113.0 MW; 2025: 212.2 MW; 2026 estimate: 447.8 MW53.12023113.02024212.22025447.82026E
Ghana: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 53.1 MW; 2024: 113.0 MW; 2025: 212.2 MW; 2026 estimate: 447.8 MW53.12023113.02024212.22025447.82026E
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Solar added per year, MW
YearMWBasis
202353.1Ember estimate
2024113.0Ember estimate
2025212.2Ember estimate
2026E447.8Ember estimate, full year

2.6% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (447.8 of 17,449.4 MW).1

Who has electricity

Share of people with access to electricity, 2024: rural and urban.

Ghana: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 82.6%, urban 98.6%, national 91.9%.National 91.9%Rural 82.6%Urban 98.6%0%25%50%75%100%
Ghana: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 82.6%, urban 98.6%, national 91.9%.National 91.9%Rural 82.6%Urban 98.6%0%50%100%
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Access to electricity, 2024
AreaAccessYear
Rural82.6%2024
Urban98.6%2024
National91.9%2024
Rural 82.6%Urban 98.6%Without electricity 2.79m (DERCA calculation)

World Bank WDI, 2024.2

How reliable is the grid for business?

Firms experiencing electrical outages (2023 survey), compared with Sub-Saharan Africa and the world.3,4N4

Ghana: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesGhana 73.8% (2023 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Ghana (2023)73.8%Sub-Saharan Africa72.4%World47.5%
Ghana: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesGhana 73.8% (2023 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Ghana (2023)73.8%Sub-SaharanAfrica72.4%World47.5%

73.8% (2023 survey) · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)

The rules for small-scale generationN5

Export rules: Yes5–8

Regulator
PURC (tariffs); Energy Commission
Main utility
ECG
Export rulesNet metering since 2015Show detail

Net metering since 2015

Report data register: C80-C87
How exports are creditedCredits rolled over, no cashShow detail

Credits rolled over, no cash

Report data register: C80-C87
Size limits and licensingNot confirmedShow detail

Not confirmed

Report data register: C80-C87
Mini-grid rulesNot reviewed in this edition.Show detail

Not reviewed in this edition.

Report data register: C80-C87;C80-C85
Market access beyond the utilityECG private participation early 2027Show detail

ECG private participation early 2027

Report data register: C80-C87
Aggregation / VPP rulesNone foundShow detail

None found

Report data register: C80-C87

“None found” means we could not locate a rule in public sources reviewed to 10 October 2026, not that one cannot exist.

Recent developments

Dated developments, 2024–2026.

  1. early 2027

    Private sector participation in ECG distribution due to start.6

  2. Dec 2025

    National net-metering portal launched; 12,000 free smart net meters.7

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