The Renewable Energy (RE) Act (Act 832) was enacted in 2011 to provide for the utilisation, sustainability and adequate supply of renewable energy for electricity and heat generation and for related matters. The Feed-in-tariff, Renewable Energy Purchase Obligation and Open Access to the Grid are enshrined in the Act to stimulate massive investment in the renewable energy sector.  
On the biomass front, the Act mandates the National Petroleum Authority to designate biofuel blend as a petroleum product, fix the price of the biofuel blend and determine the proportion of biofuel in the biofuel blend. The Energy Commission is also mandated to collaborate with relevant institutions to ensure the development and implementation of programmes to sustain woodfuel production and consumption.
On electricity generation, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has published the Feed-in-tariff rates for solar, wind, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydro technologies, which are guaranteed for ten years.  
Various interventions have been implemented in the renewable energy sector.  These include:
•    installation of over 1,000 solar systems for schools, health facilities and other public institutions in rural areas under a Spanish Grant.
•    implementation of a progamme to replace about 200,000 kerosene lanterns in use in rural households with solar systems (solar lanterns).

•    development of 20MW solar PV power plant by BXC

•    installation of 2.5 MW VRA solar power plant at Navrongo and 315kW plant at the Noguchi Memorial Institute, Legon.

•    installation of over 100kW grid-connected solar systems installed in individual buildings.

•    Comprehensive wind data collection at 5 sites along the coast at 60m height.

These interventions have had some positive impact with respect to the development of renewables in the country. They include improved health conditions in the use of solar lanterns to replace kerosene lamps as well as the use of improved cookstoves, and enhanced knowledge in the use and application of solar PV systems, increased electricity generation from renewable energy into the electricity mix, comprehensive wind data collected for development of the country’s wind resource.
On energy for cooking, the cookstove sector is predominantly private sector led and requires capital and know-how in order to increase production and improve on the products. Currently the market for improved cookstoves is limited and will need expansion in order to produce in large quantities so as to reduce production cost. Publicity and massive awareness campaign will be required to expand the market. With the expanded market, the private sector will need massive injection of capital so as to meet the high projected demand.