Story by Dominic Hlordzi
A delegation of 30 students from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., USA, led by Professor Mario Ramirez, has visited the Energy Commission of Ghana to explore energy solutions and collaborate on energy research.
Hosted at the Nearly-Zero Energy Building, the visit aimed to deepen understanding of energy efficiency, renewable technologies, and Ghana’s energy transformation efforts.
The Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission Ing. Oscar Amonoo-Neizer, welcomed the group and highlighted the Commission’s leadership in driving energy change through initiatives like the Energy Academy.
The visit included presentations on the Commission’s role, challenges in Ghana’s energy sector, and opportunities for collaboration.
The students, divided into five groups, tackled critical topics, including public-private partnership frameworks for solar energy, innovative financing mechanisms for renewable energy, policy and regulatory analysis for solar power expansion, women-centric solar energy projects in rural areas, and battery storage technologies.
Each group worked with Energy Commission experts to develop practical solutions, emphasising the importance of academia-industry partnerships in addressing global energy challenges.
The Energy Commission looks forward to the students’ research outcomes and the long-term impact of this collaboration.
