Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank, Anna Bjerde, has urged the Ghanaian government to implement an emergency action plan to tackle the country's energy challenges.

Bjerde emphasized that the World Bank is dedicated to providing technical assistance to ensure that Ghana's energy sector contributes to economic resilience. These remarks were made during a press conference held in Accra.

Bjerde acknowledged that while Ghana is not alone in facing energy difficulties, prompt action is necessary.

She cautioned that failure to address these issues could result in financial burdens for the state, diverting resources from other critical areas.

“The problems that Ghana is experiencing are not unique to Ghana, but they are very serious because if they are not addressed they will get worse and worse.

"If not arrested and addressed with really an emergency action plan it will get worse and it will cost the state more to keep the energy sector running at a time when they need to spend money on other things.

“The World Bank is providing first of all technical advise on what needs to be done, so the metering, the billing, the collection and making sure that you have an account set up so from which all the different flows of the revenues collected flows to where it needs to go so that those who are generating the electricity are paid.”