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Germany to help Ghana on solar and
wind power research
From: Nathaniel Glover-Meni, GNA Special Correspondent,
Courtesy IIJ/InWEnt
Berlin, March 11, Ghanadot/GNA – There is a growing interest
by some German companies to invest in solar and wind power
in Ghana to bolster the country’s energy requirements.
Ghana’s Ambassador to Germany, Mr Grant Ohemeng Kesse, said
the government was working through the Ghanaian-German
Business Association to bring the proposals to fruition.
Mr Kesse was speaking to Ghanaian Financial Journalists in
Berlin on Monday on efforts being made by his Mission to
attract Germany businessmen to invest in Ghana.
She said many German investors had expressed interest in the
energy sector with emphasis on producing alternate power
supplies such as solar and wind power generators at cheap
cost.
He said the government was making efforts to facilitate the
proposed investments as a means of generating employment and
cutting down cost since importing such technology from
overseas would be expensive.
Mr Kesse said because of Ghana’s political and economic
stability, many European companies were willing to do
business, which had been buoyed by the enactment of the
avoidance of double taxation law that was a hindrance in the
past.
Responding to concerns as to how Ghana could scale up its
trade with Germany with regards to export of fruits, Mr
Kesse said packaging remained a challenge, which the
Mission, in conjunction with the government, had been trying
to resolve by organizing courses for importers.
The critical problem however remained with meeting the
demand volumes as exporters often failed to meet the target
of their German buyers, he added.
GNA
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