The Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Embassy of Switzerland in Ghana have raised concerns over delays in the full implementation of Ghana’s Net Metering initiative during a courtesy call on the Acting Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, Adwoa Serwaa Bondzie, in Accra.
The engagement, which sought to explore areas of collaboration in Ghana’s energy sector, was dominated by discussions on the slow progress of the Net-Metered Solar PV (NMPV) Project—one of Switzerland’s key areas of interest under its support for Ghana’s energy transition.
Deputy Head of Cooperation at the Swiss Embassy, Madam Magdalena Wust, called for accelerated implementation of the programme, stressing the need to fast-track progress. SECO representative Daniel Menebhi also pointed to bottlenecks affecting the project and urged the Government of Ghana to take steps to remove the constraints hindering its rollout.
While commending the Energy Commission’s forward-looking approach, Mr. Menebhi reaffirmed Switzerland’s commitment to supporting Ghana through technical cooperation and capacity-building, particularly in advancing renewable energy initiatives.
In response, Ms. Bondzie assured the delegation of the Commission’s commitment to ensuring the Net Metering Programme is fully implemented as soon as possible.
She used the opportunity to outline her strategic vision for the Commission, highlighting key priorities including the development of an in-house outage management system, advancing electric mobility through a grid impact assessment of Electric Vehicles (EVs), and the finalisation of draft EV regulations currently under review by the Attorney-General’s Department.
The Swiss Government, through SECO, is co-funding Ghana’s Net-Metered Solar PV component under the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme (SREP), alongside the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Climate Investment Fund (CIF).
The project is expected to deploy 12,000 net-metered solar PV systems across public institutions—including secondary schools, hospitals, police stations, and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies—as well as install 35 mini-grid solar home systems in off-grid communities.
However, concerns over implementation delays now cast uncertainty over the timeline for delivering these critical renewable energy interventions.
