Abstract
Due to the high cost of fuel and as unfavourable
weather conditions which have affected power generation in
Ghana, the country has experienced power crises for the past
seven years. Renewable Energy Resources (RES) like wind
and solar are being considered by many countries as
alternatives for the energy requirements of the country.
Ghana’s Energy Commission’s (EC) report in October, 2017
indicated that, RE contributes 2MW of power to the
country’s energy mix, representing about 1.73% of the total
installed capacity. However, the current EC’s energy policy
has projected 600MW power through RE in 2030. 340 MW
from solar and 260 MW from wind energies. The then
Ministry of Energy through the Energy Commission started
the rooftop PV programme implementation in early 2016 in
some government institutions. The main aim of the rooftop
programme was to produce about 200 MW maximum load
respite on the national grid as a medium term programme
through PV solar technology. However, RE and grid
integration has various issues and challenges, large scale RE
power generation are mainly connected to the transmission
systems and small scale generation are mostly linked with the
distribution system. Direct integration these systems poses a
lot challenges and issues. This paper examines the main issues
and proposes some probable solutions for future RE
generations and integration.