The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has underscored the need for stable policy frameworks and improved risk management to enhance investor confidence in Africa’s energy sector.
Speaking as a panelist at the Powering Africa Summit 2026, Dr. Jinapor highlighted the critical role governments must play in addressing investment risks and creating an enabling environment for private sector participation.
He noted that discussions at the summit focused on strategies to improve risk perception and outlined immediate actions governments can take to attract investment into the energy sector.
Dr. Jinapor stressed that African governments must tackle the underlying factors driving investors’ demand for guarantees, explaining that investors prioritise certainty and predictability over frequent changes in fiscal policies and unstable political conditions.
Touching on Ghana’s progress, the minister pointed to ongoing sector reforms and the prudent management of the cash waterfall mechanism, which he said has significantly improved payment discipline across the energy value chain.
According to him, the strengthened financial framework has ensured timely payments to utility providers and boosted confidence among industry players.
As a result, Dr. Jinapor revealed that several power generation companies have expressed interest in undertaking new projects in Ghana with reduced reliance on government guarantees and less stringent take-or-pay arrangements.