To help rural communities in Ghana and Zambia gain access to electricity, Denmark funded two projects on renewable energy technology transfer (RETT) with Ghana and Zambia, with a strong focus on enabling coherent South-South cooperation between China and African countries to promote the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative. The projects aim to adapt Chinese experience and technical skills to promote the production of renewable energy technologies in Africa.
To adapt Chinese experience and technical skills to promote the production of renewable energy technologies in Africa
Workshops and matchmaking sessions were held in China, Ghana and Zambia to facilitate the exchange of best practice as well as to establish solid foundations for stakeholder alliances that include the private sector
Several delegations from China visited Ghana and Zambia at the behest of MOST to engage in face-to-face meetings to coordinate the development of the demonstration projects
The Energy Commission in Ghana and the Department of Energy in Zambia have dispatched several delegations to China to obtain know-how, facilitate demonstration projects and participate in match-making events
UNDP Country Offices in Accra, Beijing and Lusaka have served as bridges among all parties involved, coordinating with all relevant parties to facilitate and supervise the entire RET transfer process.
The pre-feasibility study and selection of transferable renewable energy technology were completed with a database for RETT solutions being established
The project website, an online matchmaking platform, has been launched in both Chinese and English. Updates will be made continuously
The National Level Renewable Energy Master Plan for Ghana has been finalized and submitted for parliamentary approval
Alliance technology companies and research institutes supporting RETT in Ghana, Zambia and other African partner countries were set up in China
Annual trainings on solar, hydro and biogas technologies and key processes of system design for stakeholders in China and Zambia have been held to remove knowledge barriers for RETT
https://my.southsouth-galaxy.org/en/solutions/detail/renewable-energy-technology-transfer-from-china-to-ghana-and-zambia
https://www.cn.undp.org/content/china/en/home/projects/china-zambia-south-south-cooperation-on-renewable-energy-technol.html
Mr. Eric Kumi Antwi-Agyei,
Project Coordinator
eric.antwi-agyei@undp.org
registry.gh@undp.org