Ghana wants an EV revolution. Can its grid afford it?
Ghana wants to become a West African EV hub, but cars, factories, mines and data centres are converging on a power grid already under pressure.
By Kent MensahEthiopia
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Published on September 09, 2026 at 07:27 am (GMT +1)
Seven years ago, Ghana had an unusual electricity problem: too much generating capacity.
The Energy Commission (EC) launched its Drive Electric Initiative (DEI) in 2019 partly to encourage electric vehicles (EVs) to soak up excess power. Today, that logic is being turned on its head.
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- 55 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 9, 2026
- Byline
- Kent Mensah
- Source
- The Africa Report