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Strategic National Energy Plan (SNEP) 2006-2020

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Sectors: Agriculture, Buildings, Energy, Industry, Transport

The plan reviews the energy supply structure for Ghana and sets out the energy needs to meet development objectives.

Volume one of the SNEP covered the demand from residential; commercial & services sector; agriculture & fisheries; industry and transport sectors. Volume two covers the supply-side: electricity; petroleum; wood fuels and renewables.

The Plan has four sectoral Annexes: Energy Demand Sectors of the Economy; Electricity Plan; Petroleum Plan; and Wood fuels & Renewables Plan.

The overall national renewable energy policy target is to attain 10% renewable energy in the national energy mix by 2020.

Examples:
Resilient infrastructure, Fossil fuel divestment, Net zero growth plan, Sustainable fishing

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Strategic National Energy Plan (SNEP) 2006-2020
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  • 50% electricity consumption reduction in military and police barracks, residential halls, and hostels of public tertiary institutions by 2015Buildings: Energy Efficiency · Target year: 2015
  • 5,000 GWH saved, then 8,000 GWH by 2015, 2020 against a 2006 baselineEnergy: Energy Efficiency · Target year: 2020
  • 50% reduction urban household energy intensity by 2020 against a 2006 baselineBuildings: Energy Intensity · Target year: 2020
  • 1:1 fuel consumption per GDP growth by 2020Energy: Energy Intensity · Target year: 2020
  • 1.5:1 electricity intensity in Residential and Commercial sectors by 2020Buildings: Energy Intensity · Target year: 2020

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