{"id":1488,"date":"2025-09-14T12:08:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T12:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/?page_id=1488"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:11:33","slug":"goal-7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/index.php\/goal-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Goal 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1488\" class=\"elementor elementor-1488\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kpUIW2l e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"kpUIW2l\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-qrHu476 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"qrHu476\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3db622 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3db622\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4ffde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae4ffde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\">Goal<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f3466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f3466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #0f1115; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1071 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_07-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_07-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_07-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_07-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_07-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_WEB_INVERTED_07.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Goal 7 aims to &#8220;ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">For Ghana, this means closing the electricity access gap, especially in rural and underserved communities, while shifting the energy mix toward renewable sources like solar, wind, and hydro to ensure sustainability and reduce environmental impact. Key priorities include improving grid reliability, promoting clean cooking solutions to replace wood and charcoal, and encouraging energy efficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d8cdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26d8cdb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95172a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95172a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\">Community Success<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a8d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a8d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #0f1115; font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2638 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.0.102\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_7-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_7-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_7-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_7-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_7-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_7-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdgsghana.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/E_SDG_action_card_square_7-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p>This is exemplified by the rapid growth of\u00a0<strong>decentralized solar mini-grids and home systems<\/strong>\u00a0in off-grid communities. Local entrepreneurs and cooperatives are leading the charge, providing affordable, renewable electricity to power homes, schools, and small businesses, fostering economic activity and improving quality of life from the ground up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-HdMwaCo e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"HdMwaCo\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-nZUp7QU e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"nZUp7QU\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-sr3fTgj elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"sr3fTgj\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-HYJ2GtQ elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"HYJ2GtQ\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKey Statistics\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dafc521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dafc521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th><strong>SDG Indicator<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Statistic (latest year)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Source &amp; Implication<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>7.1.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Population with access to electricity<\/td><td><strong>89.4% (2024)<\/strong><\/td><td>Energy Commission, 2025 VNR. Reflects near-universal electrification, a major achievement in providing a foundational service for development.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>7.1.2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Population with primary reliance on clean fuels &amp; technology<\/td><td><strong>Electricity: 0.5%<br \/>LPG: 47.9% (2024)<\/strong><\/td><td>Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). Shows a strong shift toward LPG for cooking, reducing reliance on biomass and improving health and environmental outcomes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>7.2.1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Renewable energy share in total final energy consumption<\/td><td><strong>33.1% (2024)<\/strong><\/td><td>Energy Commission. Indicates a significant contribution from renewables (mainly biomass), with potential for growth in modern renewables like solar and wind.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7594a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"5e7594a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" id=\"eael-advance-tabs-5e7594a\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal eael-tab-auto-active \" data-tabid=\"5e7594a\">\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-nav \">\n                <ul class=\"eael-tab-inline-icon\" role=\"tablist\">\n                                            <li id=\"targets-and-indicators\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" 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eael-dt-th-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"3e260bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap\" data-table_id=\"3e260bb9\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-3e260bb9\" data-custom_responsive=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-3e260bb9\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-star data-header-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Target<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-chart-line data-header-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Indicators<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">7.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">7.1.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Proportion of population with access to electricity<\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">7.1.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card goal-target col-md-12\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"goal-header\"><div><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">7.2<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"indicators\"><div class=\"indicators-header\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card goal-target col-md-12\"><div class=\"card-body\"><div class=\"goal-header\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">7.2.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">7.3<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"goal-indicator\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\"><div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">7.3.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">7.a<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">7.a.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>International financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy research and development and renewable energy production, including in hybrid systems<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">7.b<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">7.b.1<\/div><p class=\"goal-text\">\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\"><p>Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"progress-and-info-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"progress-and-info-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"dad65929\">\n<div class=\"_4f9bf79 d7dc56a8 _43c05b5\">\n<div class=\"ds-message _656c965\">\n<div class=\"ds-markdown\">\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>High National Grid Access:<\/strong>\u00a0At\u00a0<strong>86%<\/strong>, Ghana&#8217;s national electricity access rate is one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, serving as a strong foundation for further development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Summary:<\/strong>\u00a0The data reveals that while Ghana has been highly successful in\u00a0<strong>expanding national electricity grid access<\/strong>, it faces a triple challenge: (1)\u00a0<strong>eliminating the urban-rural access gap<\/strong>, (2)\u00a0<strong>addressing the pervasive reliance on unclean cooking methods<\/strong>, and (3)\u00a0<strong>diversifying its energy mix beyond large hydro<\/strong>\u00a0toward other renewables like solar and wind to ensure sustainability and grid reliability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-befe02b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"befe02b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f888d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"85f888d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-6\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">&lt; Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1971ba4 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1971ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-8\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next &gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c32187 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c32187\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df54b7f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df54b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/index.php\/goal-6\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">&lt; Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3855d elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2f3855d\" 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