Energy Consumption To Be Increased To 51 Percent By The Year 2030 Industries, Commerce and Services will by the year 2030 consume almost 51 percent of the country's energy. This will be mostly thermal energy which is very expensive and unreliable due to problems associated with sourcing of natural gas. The Chief Programme Officer incharge of Planning and Policy Analysis, at the Energy Commission, Dr. Mawunyo Dzobo painted a gloomy picture of the energy situation at a seminar marking Africa Scientific Renaissance Day in Source : GBC