Story by: Karen Aryeetey
Ghana’s net metering web application portal has been launched in Accra.
The digital platform will support nationwide tracking of renewable energy installations in Ghana for the strategic implementation of the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme (SREP).
About 3,600 net meters are expected in December 2025.
Speaking at the launch, the Deputy Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, said government aims to increase the non-hydro renewable capacity share to 7 percent by 2027.
He said, “SREP is one of the interventions spearheading this growth, delivering 12,000 net metering installations, of which 1,089 is earmarked for secondary schools, hospitals, MMDAs, and the remaining 10,911 will be deployed in homes, SMEs, and the private sector. With this, I am confident that we will exceed the 70 MW net metering target upon completion of this programme.”
The Acting Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, Eunice Biritwum, said, “the net metering platform is an introduction of a transparent, efficient and user-friendly system that removes bottlenecks and strengthens coordination amongst the Ministry, the Energy Commission, PURC, ECG, NEDCO and our development partners, as well as other sector agencies.”
Swiss Ambassador to Ghana, Simone Giger, said the platform will serve as a central national database, providing real-time information on installed capacity and the geographic distribution of solar systems.
She added, “the project will notably inform a strategy and action plan for the future of decentralised, decarbonised, and digitalised power supply in Ghana. It will stimulate entrepreneurship in Ghana’s solar sector and support job creation in the installation and maintenance of PV systems. It will further strengthen energy security by reducing fossil fuel reliance and deliver cleaner air and a healthy environment for us all.”
Under the net metering billing mechanism, renewable energy generating facility owners are credited for electricity that the facility supplies to the Distribution Utility’s network, and this credit is set off against electricity purchased from the Distribution Utility.
Excess energy credits accrued to the consumer-generator at the end of one calendar year shall lapse and a new cycle will start. The consumer-generator pays all approved taxes, levies, and charges based on energy consumed from the Distribution Utility and will not use excess energy to defray such costs.
The net metering web application portal will allow users to apply for smart net meters under SREP for both existing and newly installed renewable energy systems.
The web portal was developed by ANIWA Systems, with technical assistance from John Bambio.
