The German government is supporting a project to encourage Ghanaian companies to use solar energy and promote sustainable energy solutions as a feasible alternative to conventional power generation in Ghana. Dubbed “Project Development Programme (PDP)”. it is being implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) as part of the German Energy Solution Initiative of the German Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Climate Action is being undertaken in some selected developing and emerging countries.
Under the PDP, Germany, a pioneer of climate-friendly energy solutions, supports Ghana and the other beneficiary countries to incorporate renewables and energy efficiency incentives into the country’s energy mix. In Ghana, This project is expected to run until 2025. This was made known during the opening of a week’s training in Accra for selected stakeholders who would participate in the project in Ghana. The 40 participants included electrical engineers from solar companies, engineering students, representatives of financial institutions providing green financing, lawyers, and distribution and marketing companies. The training is focused on equipping local companies with practical experience and linking them with German experts from the solar industry.
A lead trainer from PiBerlin, Craig Wong, noted that the participants would be taken through the assessment, planning, implementation, and funding of new energy solutions. He added that the programme was to train local Ghanaian companies that have high energy bills to move to renewable energy. One of the participants, an electrical engineer from Anointed Electrical Engineering Services Limited, Esther Afrakomah Boateng, told the Daily Graphic that the training would help local companies learn about the most intelligent designs and solutions in the solar industry. She expressed her optimism that her company would take advantage of the opportunity to train more women in the solar energy sector.