Government Commissions €6.2m Waste-To-Energy Conversion Plant At Gyankobaa

A hybrid waste-to-energy power plant has also been commissioned at Gyankobaa in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The 400-kilowatt facility, known as the ‘Hybrid-PV-Biogas-Pyrolysis-Plant’, has the capacity to convert 12 tons of waste into bio-fertilizer and energy daily. The facility is being funded by

the German government through the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.The €6.2 million project is tipped as one of the solutions to Ghana’s waste management and power generation challenges, while generally reducing the health hazards from pollution and climate change. The plant will also help to drastically

reduce waste in Kumasi, diversify energy sources and supply, and create jobs for more than thousand people in the region.The project was built in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and led by the University of Rostock in Germany through the West Africa Science Centre in

Climate Change and Adapted Land (WASCAL).Speaking on behalf of President Akufo-Addo, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, said

the government will continue to engage stakeholders to come out with innovative and sustainable projects to help address the many challenges faced by the country.He said the hybrid project has come at a time when major cities like Accra and Kumasi are facing dire challenges on how to properly tackle waste.He believes

the initiative will help to remedy the waste management challenges confronting Metropolitan, Municipal and District assemblies. He said the plant will also produce bio fertilizers which will help to boost agriculture and cut down on mineral fertilizers, while improving the soil structure and contribute to Ghana’s climate change mitigating strategy.