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Ghana economic and energy policy engagements

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Ghana is engaging in various high-level dialogues and summits focused on fiscal policy, energy transition, and foreign investment. In late August 2026, the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) prepared to host its 8th High-Level Policy Dialogue and 23rd General Assembly in Accra. The event, organized by the Ghana Revenue Authority, aims Accra to improve domestic revenue mobilization and tax administration resilience. mobilization. Concurrently, the Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) participated in the Future of Energy Conference to discuss financing green industrialization through domestic resource mobilization. industrialization. By early September 2026, Ghanaian leadership expanded these efforts through international diplomatic engagements. In Washington, D.C., Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II met with US Chamber of Commerce officials to promote investment opportunities during the Africa Business Investment Summit. investment. During Africa Oil Week 2026, government representatives advocated for a pragmatic energy transition that balances oil and gas usage transition, with renewable energy to address energy poverty. President John Dramani Mahama emphasized emphasizing that oil and gas must be utilized alongside renewables to support industrialization. In a major development for the upstream petroleum sector, the Government of Ghana, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), GNPC, Shell Overseas Holdings Limited, and Chevron Sub-Saharan Africa Ventures Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) an MoU for exploration and production rights in the South Deepwater Tano Block. Further energy policy discussions included Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang calling for increased African ownership of the sector through local technical institutions, while the Africa Centre for This was followed by two additional MoUs signed by Energy Policy (ACEP) advised that GNPC must be more directly involved and Green Transition Minister Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor with ENI Ghana and Vitol Upstream Tano Ltd. These agreements cover offshore blocks GH WB 3 and GH WB 8 in power sector commercial decisions to protect revenue interests. In addition to the Tano Basin, spanning approximately 2,100 square kilometres. These moves are part of broader upstream exploration, Ghana reforms intended to increase competitiveness. Midstream infrastructure is advancing midstream infrastructure. also advancing. Ghana Gas unveiled a growth plan featuring five priority projects, including the Takoradi-Tema Pipeline and a third unit for the Mainline Compressor Station, to expand system capacity.

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