President of the Association of Ghana Industries, Kofi Nsiah-Poku, has urged the Electricity Company of Ghana to implement reverse metering, describing its absence as a persistent issue that has yet to be addressed.

Reverse metering, also known as net metering, allows electricity meters to record excess power generated—such as from solar systems—and feed it back into the national grid.

Speaking on the increasing use of solar energy by businesses, Nsiah-Poku noted that many firms are producing more electricity than they consume but lack the mechanism to supply the surplus to the grid.

He cautioned that this limitation hampers efforts to advance renewable energy and reduces the benefits of private sector investment in power generation.

According to him, introducing reverse metering would not only support businesses but also enable ECG to better manage supply and generate additional revenue from excess power.

“This has been going on for a very long time. ECG either does not have a solution or is not interested. The government is promoting solar, but it is not prepared to take back the power that the industry is willing to contribute.

“In most countries, they all use reverse meters, and I don’t understand why Ghana is adamant about using reverse meters because if I have an excess I give it to ECG and if I am in need I take from ECG. Then at the end of the month a balance is struck and I pay my bill,” he said