Be deliberate about financing renewable energy and sustainability-focused projects – KPMG Ghana urges banks
By: Dominic Hlordzi A manager in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Services at KPMG Ghana, Kenneth Agyei-Duah has urged banks and other financial institutions to be deliberate about financing projects which factor environmental, social, and governance considerations. Speaking during the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce and KPMG Ghana Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) webinar series on “Financing the […]
Germany ready to support Ghana’s renewable energy transition – Commissioner
Germany has expressed interest in supporting Ghana to expand her renewable energy portfolio to include green hydrogen. As part of Germany’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045, the European country has earmarked 3.53 billion euros to procure green hydrogen and its derivatives between 2027 and 2036. The move is expected to reduce the country’s […]
Energy Commission partners CSIR to refine renewable energy projects for winning schools
By: Mabel Adorkor Annang The Energy Commission has entered into agreement with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, to nurture renewable energy projects for schools which took part in the Commission’s Senior High School Renewable Energy challenge. At the launch of the 4th edition of the challenge, Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, […]
Use renewable energy sources to protect Ozone layer- Public urged
Stakeholders in the Renewable Energy Sector are urging the public to be more concerned about climate change and help to ensure a clean environment by using renewable energy. They say using fossil fuels contributes to global warming and hence all must make use of the wind, rain, sunlight, which serve as clean energy sources and […]
Ensuring clean environment by using renewable energy
By: Mercy Nimo Stakeholders in the renewable energy sector are urging the public to be more concerned about ensuring a clean environment by using renewable energy. They said if we avoid using fossil fuels and depend on the use of the wind, rain, sunlight, which serve as clean energy sources and protect the ozone layer […]
COP 27: Ghana committed to increasing share of renewable energy- Prez. Akufo-Addo
By: Bright Ntramah The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured the global community of Ghana’s full commitment to increasing the country’s share of renewable energy in the energy mix. Speaking at a High-Level Event on Sustainable Energy for All, organised by Bloomberg Philanthropies, on the sidelines of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, […]
Renewable energy: Antidote to Ghana’s energy security
BY EDMOND KOMBAT, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & FINANCE, INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY SECURITY. Of all the optimistic futuristic dreams, a world of clean, renewable energy to combat climate change, is perhaps the closest to realization, thanks to the growing acceptance of and demand for renewable energy. Not so long ago, energy transition was an idealistic concept […]
