Residents of Wenyabgor, Alakpakorpe and Agornugble in the Keta Constituency of the Volta Region have been connected to the national electricity grid for the first time since independence.
The communities are the latest of about 117 rural areas that have gained access to electricity in the past year alone under Ghana’s rural electrification programme, as the government pushes towards its target of universal electricity access by 2030.
The electrification project was led by the Member of Parliament for the Keta Constituency, Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey, in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition.
Residents marked the historic achievement with singing and dancing, celebrating what may be described as a long-awaited breakthrough for development in the area.
In another video, residents of Wenyabgor, Alakpakorpe and Agornugble are seen presenting gifts to the Member of Parliament in appreciation of his role in bringing electricity to their communities.
The development has, however, sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some users questioning how communities in Ghana could still be without electricity as late as 2026.
As of January 2026, the national electricity access stands at about 88%, with authorities maintaining that Ghana remains on track to achieve 100 per cent universal access by 2030.
To support growing demand and improve energy security, the 2026 Budget provides for the commencement of a 1,200-megawatt state-owned thermal power plant, as announced by the Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.
Once completed, the facility will be larger than the Akosombo Dam, which has a capacity of 1,020 megawatts. The plant will be designed to run on 150 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day from the Offshore Cape Three Points project to provide more reliable and affordable power.
The government has also taken steps to stabilise the power sector financially. On January 12, 2026, it paid US$1.47 billion to address outstanding debts owed to Independent Power Producers, a move is aimed at preventing power outages as electricity demand continues to grow.
