Germany supports Ghana in the development of alternative energy sources

Ghana will continue to remain a key partner Germanydevelopment of alternative energy sources instead of fossil fuels, Special Commissioner for Innovation and Green Hydrogen at ul Federal Ministry of Education and Research, GermanyMr To Mansmannhe assured.

He stated that his country was therefore ready to provide support Ghana take advantage of its rich offer of renewable energy, including ecological hydrogen.

Mr. Mansmann he announced this during talks with selected journalists during a cocktail dinner organized in his honor at the residence Germany Ambassador to GhanaIN Accraon Monday as part of an official working visit to Ghana.

The event also aimed to assess the level of cooperation and discuss opportunities in the area of ​​green hydrogen.

Mr. Mansmann he added that his country is very committed to the Paris Treaty on climate action Germany worked to achieve a climate action target that included reducing dependence on fossil fuels and reducing emissions by 65% ​​by 2030.

“Germany knows that we are an energy importing country and we will import a lot of energy in the future, so Germany is looking for partners around the world who could replace fossil energy on a global scale and right here Ghana comes in,” he said.

Mr. Mansmann emphasized the need Ghana AND Africa as a whole to use its large renewable energy resources to attract investment in the area.

“Possibilities of investing in renewable energy in… Africa they are really great. Ghana is a good partner for us. We share partnerships in education, mathematics and various fields, and we are interested in increasing the intensity of cooperation on energy, he said.

Mr. Mansmann found that renewable energy is not only efficient but also quite cheap compared to the initial investment.

He said Germany he was destined 3.53 billion euros purchase of green hydrogen and its derivatives in 2027–2045.

Mr. Mansmann said the move was part of his country’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2045, and added Ghana can be an excellent partner in this direction.

He said the German government has already taken leadership roles at the levels of foreign policy, science, security and economic policy under inter-ministerial responsibility and is seeking to cooperate with partner countries on Africa especially Ghana In this direction.

Mr. Mansmann said: “We want to contribute to the fulfillment of ex-ante conditionalities to ensure that hydrogen development in interested partner countries contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and relevant national climate protection targets.”

As part of his visit, he held talks with both state and non-state actors, including government officials, scientists, renewable energy experts and stakeholders.

Green hydrogen is hydrogen produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable energy in a process called electrolysis.

It is an emerging form of renewable energy that has very low or zero carbon emissions and is more desirable than traditional energy sources.

BY CLIFF EKUFUL