SEVENTH MEETING OF THE OSLO GROUP OF ENERGY STATISTICS HELSINKI, FINLAND 23 – 26 TH OCTOBER, 2012 BY SALIFU ADDO ENERGY COMMISSION OF GHANA ENERGY STATISTICS IN GHANA Organization, Characteristics and Challenges

Presentation Outline Introduction What statistics do we collect? Organization of Energy Statistics in Ghana Features of Ghana Energy Statistics Challenges to Energy Statistics in Ghana Way forward

Introduction The Energy Commission was established in 1997 under an act of parliament (Act 541) to provide for the regulation, management, development and utilization of energy resources in Ghana. The Commissions function include; Government’s energy policy advisor by making national energy policy recommendations to the Minister for Energy Formulate national policies for the development and utilization of indigenous energy resources To prescribe and enforce legislative instruments standards of performance and technical and operational rules of practise for the supply, distribution, sale of electricity and natural gas to consumers by public utilities To promote energy efficiency and productive uses of electricity, natural gas and petroleum products To license utilities for the transmission, wholesale supply, distribution and sale of electricity and natural gas To secure a comprehensive energy database for national energy plan and policy research

What statistics do we collect? Electricity Generation, import, export, transmission, and distribution, losses (transmission & distribution), peak demand etc. Crude Oil Production, import for refinery and electricity generation, export. Natural Gas Production, Import, use for electricity generation, flared, re-injected Petroleum Products Production, import, export, consumption Prices Crude Oil Prices, electricity prices, petroleum product, wood-fuel (firewood and charcoal) Woodfuel  Charcoal – production & consumption; firewood – production & consumption; woodfuel stock level etc. Demographic and Economic GDP, per capita income, inflation, population, exchange rates etc.

Organization of Energy Statistics in Ghana

Organization of Energy Statistics in Ghana cont’d Additional Survey HouseholdCommercial & ServiceIndustrial PeriodicityAt least every 3-5 years Sample size Determined based on PHC & GLSS Determined in collaboration with the GSS Determined from the directory of industrial establishment published my GSS Interview methodFace - to face Questionnaire structure & content Characteristics of building, floor area, Energy consumption (electricity, petroleum, renewables), penetration of electrical appliances, energy use for lighting, cooling and appliance use, energy intensities, Expenditure on energy, Energy efficiency, other sources of energy etc. Characteristics of building, floor area of building, Energy consumption (electricity, petroleum, renewables), use of electrical appliances, energy intensities, Expenditure on energy, Energy efficiency, other sources of energy etc Capacity utilization, level of output, energy consumption electricity, petroleum, renewables etc), energy intensities, energy use for process heating, process cooling and refrigeration, machine drive etc, energy efficiency practices etc

Features of Ghana's Energy Statistics Section One: Energy Balance and Indicators Section Two: Electricity (Installed capacity, generation, import, export, transmission, distribution, consumption, peak demand, losses etc.) Section Three: Petroleum (Production, import, export, consumption etc) Section Four: Woodfuel (Production, import, export, consumption etc) Section Five: Energy Prices (Electricity, crude oil, petroleum products, woodfuel (firewood & charcoal) etc

Features of Ghana Energy Statistics Total Installed Electricity Generation Capacity (MW) Type Installed Capacity (MW) % Hydro1, Thermal Total2,170100

Features of Ghana Energy Statistics cont’d Electricity Generation (2000 – 2011)

Features of Ghana Energy Statistics cont’d Electricity Generation

Features of Ghana Energy Statistics cont’d Electricity Consumption by Sector (2000 – 2011)

Features of Ghana’s Energy Statistics’ cont’d Petroleum Product Consumption (2000 – 2011)

Features of Ghana Energy Statistics cont’d Population with access to electricity

Challenges to Energy Statistics Increase in the number of institutions in the sector as a result of reform  Energy market becoming more complex (from one national refinery (Tema Oil Refinery) in charge of production, import and sales of petroleum products to 9 Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs) importing finished products and 56 Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) engaged in distribution of petroleum products). From one electricity generation and transmission company (VRA) and one distribution company (ECG) to 2 generating companies (VRA & SAP), 1 transmission company (GRIDCo) and 3 distribution companies (ECG, NEDCo and EPC)  Increase confidentiality (OMCs reluctant to release data) Difficulty in collecting primary data during surveys  Non response to survey questionnaires and consumers afraid of releasing data during surveys (e.g. ECs Energy Use Survey – 2010) Increasing demand for data  Increasing demand for data for various policy analysis such as climate change, energy efficiency studies etc. (e.g. Office of Promotion of Energy Efficiency in EC need detailed and disaggregated data to formulate energy efficiency programmes and policies) Delay in getting response to data request from sector institutions  VRA, GRIDCo, etc being state institutions delay in responding to data request made to them Lack of adequate resources  Difficulty in securing the necessary funding to undertake surveys etc.

Way forward Continue to strengthen expertise and experience to ensure more accurate and complete statistics Continue to collaborate with international agency such as the IEA and UNSD in the area of capacity building to produce a more quality energy statistics Establishing a comprehensive energy database to facilitate compilation and dissemination of energy statistics Continue education of target population and the general public on the need to release data during surveys

Conclusion Idea of establishing the Oslo group is a laudable one We welcome the opportunity of working with the group Will go a long way in enhancing the quality if energy statistics across the world

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