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THREE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SERVICE CENTRES FOR GHANA
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) is to institute three new Sustainable Energy Service Centres (SESCs) in the Country, in collaboration with the Energy Commission (EC), the Energy Sector Regulator.
The establishment of the SESCs, which will be the first of such Centres in Ghana, forms part of Activities under the Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (EEDSM) Project, one of four Projects in the Ghana Power Compact Program, being funded by United States Government, through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
The SESCs will be hosted by three separate Consortia of tertiary educational Institutions, selected through a competitive process. The three (3) beneficiary Consortia are:
- The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UNER), in consortium with the Sunyani Technical University, Kumasi Technical University, and the Energy Foundation;
- Accra Technical University (ATU), in consortium with the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Center for Renewable Energy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation;
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi.
A Study by the Consultant to the Project, Messrs. Development Environergy Services Limited (DESL), reports that the adoption of energy-efficient systems will result in annual savings estimated at 4000 GWh. This represents over 30% of the country’s current energy demand. It is also estimated that a minimum peak load savings of 500 MW can be achieved with the adoption of energy efficiency behaviours, thereby reducing the need for additional investment in generation capacity.
Through the SESCs, the Energy Commission aims to build capacity in energy auditing. This will ensure that a core of qualified and certified professionals are available in Ghana to assist public and private institutions, industrial and commercial customers, to adopt and implement cost-effective energy savings measures.
Additionally, the SESCs will ensure the availability of trained and qualified manpower who will carry out market assessments and advise Government and Regulators on appropriate policies to adopt in the Sector. They will also provide technical services, such as energy auditing to consumers, project development, project implementations, and risk assessment to Banks and Financial Institutions, in order to facilitate the development of appropriate financing instruments and products. Development Finance Institutions can also benefit from the availability of Energy Auditors with skills in the design and implementation of Programmes for the transformation of the Sustainable Energy (SE) Market in the Country. Ultimately, this initiative will act as a catalyst to stimulate the Sustainable Energy Market and generate employment in the EEDSM Sub-sector.
It is expected that each of the three Consortia will nominate Representatives who will be trained under a specially designed “Training of Trainers (TOTs)” Programme, to equip them with the skills needed to act as faculty for future Training and Certification Examination Programmes. The Training Courses and Curricula have been developed for three (3) Categories of Energy Services Professionals, namely; (i) Sustainable Energy Management Professionals (SEMP), (ii) Sustainable Energy Audit Professionals (SEAP), and (iii) Energy Audit Practical Professionals (EAP).
The trained Energy Services Professionals will work under the supervision of the Energy Commission to provide tertiary level education in Sustainable Energy, including the Training and Certification of Energy Auditors. All three Consortia are benefitting from essential capacity-building exercises to ensure that they can host the SESCs and operate them sustainably. The Consortia will be equipped with the skills to prepare business plans and marketing strategies for the successful operation of the Centres.
To set off the Program, MiDA will provide each of the SESCs, a Starter Pack of energy auditing equipment. SESCs will support their operations with revenue to be earned from the training and certification services and consultancy services in sustainable energy that will be offered to Government agencies, State Owned Enterprises, private businesses and other stakeholders.
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