Africa's Big Switch (ABS)
Africa’s Big Switch is a podcast that aims to identify current and future solutions to complex problems on the African continent. Examples of such problems include: Climate Change, Homelessness, Poverty, Political Instability, Famine, Floods etc.Our first season sheds light and sparks conversation around the future of energy in Africa.Why Energy?Modern society depends on reliable and affordable energy services to function smoothly and to develop equitably. A well-established energy system supports all sectors from medicine and education to agriculture, infrastructure, communications and high-technology. However, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), there are over 770 million people in the world today without access to electricity, 77% of which are in Sub-saharan Africa. The Sustainable Development Goal 7 of the UN Agenda, aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. Given we are only a few years to 2030, we explore the progress, challenges and opportunities for achieving this goal across
Africa's Big Switch (ABS)
ABS E15: The Energy Transition in Ghana
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Bolaji Akinola-Alli
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Episode 15
An exciting conversation with Bradley K. Poku-Amankwah , the acting Principal Coordinator at the Ghana Energy Transition Office.
The Ghana Energy Transition Office is a collaboration between the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All and the Government of Ghana based at the office of the President in Accra.
Prior to this, Bradley served as the Senior Technical Assistant to Ghana’s Minister for Energy, and was secretary to the country’s National Energy Transition Committee. He is also Ghana’s youngest Board Member of State Enterprise, and founder of play-it-forward Africa; a social enterprise using sports as a vehicle for impact in the health sector.
The key themes we explore on this episode include:
- What a just energy transition could look like for Ghana.
- Some successful policies and strategies being used to tackle problems surrounding energy access, energy security and clean cooking.
- The value of stakeholder engagement in the policy making process.
- An insight into Ghana's energy transition framework including the potential for a carbon market.
Enjoy!
