The Energy Transition Committee has met fisherfolks at Tema Harbour as part of stakeholder engagement towards the drafting of the National Energy Transition Plan.
Speaking at the event, Andrew Agyapa Mercer, deputy minister for energy explained to the gathering the reasons necessitating the transition and the need to collect views and inputs from their association to form part of the draft policy by government.
He also stated the relevance of the engagement with the fisherfolk as the main source of fuel used for the fishing operations is carved from fossil energy.
The fisherfolks expressed gratitude to the committee and the sector Minister for recognizing their association as a key stakeholder in the National Energy Transition agenda as well as extending same to other key stakeholders to solicit opinions for a national transition plan.
The leadership of the Association declared their readiness to support government through the transition process by disseminating the message with other fisherfolks across the coast of the nation.
In his closing remarks, Mercer underscored that the transition is not an event but a progressive plan which is targeted at achieving a net zero future meaning, the amount of carbon produced into the atmosphere should be equal to the amount of carbon taken out.
The deputy minister who is also the member of parliament for Sekondi assured the gathering of the ministry’s gratitude for all the inputs which were made.
The delegation was led by deputy ministers for Energy and Transport, Andrew Mercer and Frederick Obeng Adom respectively.
The energy transition committee after this engagement, will proceed with other key stakeholders such as the civil society organisations, diplomatic communities, amongst others.
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