Also known as: ASEC
Africa Sustainable Energy Centre — energy policy research and advocacy organization offering perspectives on Ghana's power system, infrastructure, and renewable energy transition.
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The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has called on the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) to publish a comprehensive technical report on the recent widespread power outages and system disturbances across parts of the country. …
ASEC calls on GRIDCo to publish full report on recent power outagesJoy Online
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has welcomed several energy sector interventions announced in the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review but has urged the government to adopt a more balanced approach that aligns with Ghana’s long-term energy transition and climate goals. …
ASEC welcomes 2026 Mid-Year Budget but urges stronger focus on green transitionJoy Online
… Meanwhile, the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has cautioned against plans to invest petroleum funds in domestic gas and power infrastructure, warning that the move could weaken the funds’ role as a foreign exchange stabilisation mechanism and worsen Ghana’s estimated US$ …
Ghana’s crude oil production falls for six years, costing billions in lost revenue – IES reportJoy Online
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has urged the government not to hand over the planned second Gas Processing Plant of the Ghana National Gas Company to a private entity, warning that such a move would weaken Ghana’s energy security, increase power production costs and …
Don’t hand Ghana Gas’ second processing plant to private operator – ASEC tells gov’tJoy Online
The Executive Director of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC), Ing. Justice Ohene-Akoto, has been recognised among the world’s top 10 most-read energy thought leaders in the 2025 illuminem Energy Thought Leaders Ranking. …
ASEC Executive Director named among world’s top 10 most-read energy thought leadersJoy Online
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has called for sweeping reforms in Ghana’s electricity transmission infrastructure following the release of an investigative report into the recent fire at the Akosombo Substation. …
ASEC urges major reforms after Akosombo Substation fire investigationJoy Online
The Executive Director of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC), Ing. Justice Ohene-Akoto, has backed calls for private sector participation in the commercial operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), describing the move as a game changer for the power sector. …
ASEC backs privatization of ECG’s commercial operationsJoy Online
The Executive Director of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC), Justice Ohene-Akoto, has been appointed as a Member of the Standing Committee of the World Energy Council, in what has been described as a major milestone for Ghana and Africa’s growing influence in global ene …
Ing. Justice Ohene-Akoto appointed to World Energy Council Standing CommitteeBusiness & Financial Times
… According to the Executive Director of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC), Justice Ohene-Akoto, ECG’s current approach of turning the entire supply points off before undertaking the upgrade is not technically essential. …
Suspend ECG upgrade, introduce redundancy to avert outages – expertBusiness & Financial Times
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has called on stakeholders and the public to move away from demands for load-shedding timetables and instead prioritise addressing the structural challenges undermining the country’s power system, particularly through the urgent introdu …
ASEC advocates shift from load-shedding timetables to system resilienceThe Africa Sustainable Energy Centre has called on Ghana Grid Company Limited to publish a comprehensive technical report on recent widespread power outages. ASEC says the investigation should examine immediate, underlying and systemic causes of the disturbances, and that GRIDCo should explain how the power system's protection mechanisms performed during the incident.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre has called on Ghana Grid Company Limited to publish a comprehensive technical report on recent widespread power outages. ASEC says the investigation should examine immediate, underlying and systemic causes of the disturbances, and that GRIDCo should explain how the power system's protection mechanisms performed during the incident.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre has welcomed energy sector interventions in the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review but urged the government to balance thermal generation expansion with stronger investments in renewable energy to meet Ghana's 10 per cent renewable energy target by 2030, noting that renewables currently account for only about two per cent of electricity generation.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's crude oil production has declined for six consecutive years, falling from 71.44 million barrels in 2019 to 37.30 million barrels in 2025, according to an Institute for Energy Security report. The prolonged downturn, driven by ageing oil fields, limited upstream investment, and no new petroleum agreements since 2018, has caused total petroleum receipts to drop 43.27% from US$1.36 billion in 2024 to US$770.27 million in 2025.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre has urged the government not to hand over Ghana National Gas Company's planned second Gas Processing Plant to a private entity, warning that privatisation would weaken energy security, increase power production costs, and undermine national interests.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ing. Justice Ohene-Akoto, Executive Director of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre, has been recognised among the world's top 10 most-read energy thought leaders in the 2025 illuminem Energy Thought Leaders Ranking, a distinction highlighting the growing influence of African voices in global energy discourse.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre has urged sweeping reforms in Ghana's electricity transmission infrastructure following an investigation into the Akosombo Substation fire, which was attributed to insulation failure caused by ageing infrastructure. ASEC called for strengthened maintenance practices, improved fire protection systems, and implementation of regular thermal imaging inspections across major substations.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Executive Director of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre has supported calls for private sector participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana's commercial operations, arguing that it would address commercial losses exceeding 30 percent and improve efficiency and accountability through competition in revenue collection.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ing. Justice Ohene-Akoto, Executive Director of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre, has been appointed as a Member of the Standing Committee of the World Energy Council, recognising his contribution to sustainable energy development and policy advocacy across Africa.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Executive Director of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre has urged the Electricity Company of Ghana to pause its transformer upgrade and introduce network redundancy to prevent six months of intermittent blackouts, arguing that turning off entire supply points during upgrades is not technically necessary.
30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre has called on stakeholders to prioritise addressing structural challenges in Ghana's power system through robust redundancy measures, rather than introducing scheduled load-shedding timetables. The Centre attributed ongoing disruptions not to inadequate generation capacity but to gaps in operational planning and execution, particularly in transmission and distribution, and a lack of sufficient redundancy in critical infrastructure.
28 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →