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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The President, Nana Addo Dank\u00adwa Akufo-Addo, has called on Afri\u00adcan leaders to har\u00adness innovation, foster collaboration, and drive policy initiatives that place Africa at the helm of energy technology and sustainability.<\/b><\/p>\n

In a speech read on his behalf by Dr Kwaku Afriyie, Presidential Envoy on Climate Change, at the opening of the maiden Africa Energy Technology Conference (AETC) held in Accra yesterday, the President said that would ensure socio-economic develop\u00adment across the nation.<\/p>\n

The two- day conference, or\u00adganised by AETC in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy, was on the theme \u201cAfrica at the Fore\u00adfront of Energy Technology and Policy Integration in a Just Energy Transition\u201d.<\/p>\n

The conference, which aimed at fostering collaboration, knowl\u00adedge-sharing and innovation in the field of energy technology within the African continent, brought together industry players, policy makers, researchers and innova\u00adtors across Africa.<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo said Ghana stands firmly in its com\u00admitment to the cause, and in pursuit of that, the launch of the Energy Transition Framework at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in 2022, and the $550 billion Energy Transition Invest\u00adment Plan at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, last September, was a testament to the country\u2019s dedication to foster\u00ading green industries, championing cutting-edge low-carbon technol\u00adogies, and propelling the nation towards a sustainable industrial revolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cGhana\u2019s Energy Transition framework outlines our blueprint that navigates through sectors such as oil and gas, transportation, agriculture, and power, paving the way for a transition that is ambi\u00adtious yet achievable.<\/p>\n

It is important to state that we understand the weight of this endeavour \u2013 a colossal investment, representing a significant percent\u00adage of our annual GDP. Yet, the cost of inaction is far greater. Our commitment today mitigates the potential costs of tomorrow \u2013 of combating the effects of pollution and climate change,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo urged that the conference should not just be a momentary gathering, but a catalyst for sustained change to forge alliances, exchange ideas, and foster a spirit of innovation that goes beyond differences.<\/p>\n

He, thus, expressed Ghana\u2019s commitment to contributing its quota in the energy transition and called for more collaborative effort to safeguard Africa\u2019s energy security.<\/p>\n

The Energy Minister, Dr Mat\u00adthew Opoku Prempeh, said the global energy transition presents Africa and the entire globe with an opportunity to improve on exist\u00ading policies and initiatives to foster the development of all sectors of economies through the provision of affordable and reliable energy while improving on the quality of air breathed.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur respective energy transi\u00adtion plans must, therefore, take into perspective all the sectors of our economies with deliberate efforts channelled at achieving decarbonisation, energy security, access and efficiency to accelerate industrialisation and yet lower car\u00adbon dioxide emissions and energy demand,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dr Opoku-Prempeh said though, globally, the energy tran\u00adsition was challenged in several ways, there was the need to deal with it through policy and regula\u00adtory reforms, fiscal market devel\u00adopment and incentives to achieve sustainable consumption and production of energy at national, subregional and continental levels.<\/p>\n

He expressed optimism that with the energy transition frame\u00adwork in place, government\u2019s industrialisation agenda, the recent discovery of critical metals and the citing of AfCTA Headquarters in Ghana, \u201cwe are in a unique po\u00adsition to serve as the spring board and gateway for green manufac\u00adturing into the Continent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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