Senior representatives of the Western North Regional Coordinating Council, Chiefs of Sehwi and various stakeholders have applauded the government for the timely intervention on the energy transition.
Their applause was revealed at a stakeholder consultation held at the regional coordinating council in the capital of the western north region, Sehwi Wiaso.
The leader of the energy transition delegation, Deputy Energy Minister,. William Owuraku Aidoo shared with the gathering the need for Ghana to champion the energy transition agenda but stressed the pace at which government wants to move in achieving a net-zero emission.
The Afigya Kwabre South law maker further underscored the effects of fossil-fuel-based energy on the environment and the steps government has put in place to mitigate such a menace.
He also shared how to mitigate the use of charcoal in cooking the the move of government to provide cookstoves which produces far less emission.
The representatives from the region that participated in the stakeholder discussion charged the government hasten cautiously and not yield to any foreign pressure in this transition process and pledge their support on the local level.
The energy transition team would proceed on its last tour to Dambai in the Oti region to rap up the stakeholder engagement.
