Commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in Ghana are opting for cheaper power alternatives through captive generation.
Although they represent only 14.02% of the total electricity utility customer base, they are heavy consumers and account for 59.22% of total consumption. Their high energy consumption allows them to save up to 15% on energy bills when self-generating with solar power due to high grid tariffs costing as high as GHS 3.995/kWh ($0.28). By 2023, these customers had installed a captive solar PV capacity of 61.4MW, mostly hosted in the industrial zones with reliable grid connections, demonstrating that cost savings are the primary motivation for this shift.
