Introduce Reverse Metering for Solar Users — AGI Tells ECG

The President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Kofi Nsiah-Poku, has called on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to introduce reverse metering for solar users, describing the continued delay as a long-standing challenge with no clear justification.

He noted that as more companies turn to solar power, many now produce excess electricity but lack a system that allows them to feed the surplus back into the national grid.

According to him, this limitation undermines national efforts to promote renewable energy and reduces the potential gains from private-sector investment in alternative power generation.

Explaining how the system works, Nsiah-Poku said reverse metering would allow consumers to send excess power to the ECG grid and draw from it when needed, with the net consumption calculated at the end of each billing cycle.

“This has been going on for a very long time. ECG either does not have a solution or they are not interested. The government is promoting solar, but it is not prepared to take back the power the industry is willing to contribute,” he said.

“In most countries, they all use reverse meters, and I don’t understand why Ghana is adamant. If I have excess, I give to ECG, and if I am in need, I take from ECG. At the end of the month, a balance is struck, and I pay my bill.”

Nsiah-Poku’s renewed call comes at a time when Ghanaian industries are increasingly adopting renewable energy technologies, highlighting the need for policy reforms that encourage sustainable power generation while supporting the country’s broader energy transition goals.