Mahama announces plans for net metering to allow businesses to sell excess solar power to national grid

President John Mahama says the government will soon introduce net metering to allow companies generating electricity from solar plants to feed excess power into the national grid and receive payment for it.

He says the government will work with Parliament to pass a net-metering bill that will establish the framework for businesses such as Northshore Apparel, which have invested in solar power generation, to supply surplus electricity to the national grid.

Speaking at the inauguration of Northshore Apparel in Savelugu, President Mahama explained that under the proposed system, companies that generate more electricity than they consume from their solar installations will be able to transfer the excess power to the grid.