The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has called on the Electricity Company of Ghana to introduce reverse metering.
The association contends that as more businesses invest in solar energy, many are generating excess power but lack the means to feed it back into the national grid.
Association’s president, Humphrey Ayim-Darke, explained that reverse metering would enable consumers to supply surplus electricity to ECG and draw from the grid when needed.
“This has been going on for a very long time, and ECG doesn’t seem to have a solution, or they don’t seem to be interested in it. We are promoting solar, and when people have excess energy and they want to give back to ECG, they don’t seem to have any solution. So, we would like you to take it up. In most countries, they all use reverse meters. I don’t understand why Ghana is adamant to the use of reverse meters, because if I have excess, I give to ECG. If I’m in need, I take from ECG. Then, at the end of the month, a balance is struck, and then I pay my bill,” he said.
He further questioned why the government is not assisting ECG to implement this idea
“Why is it that the government is promoting solar but is not prepared to take back what the industry can give back to ECG to even support in their operations? So that if they have excess, they can export to earn more money for Ghana,” he said.
