ASEC BLOG

In many homes across the globe particularly in Africa, the simple act of preparing a meal comes at a heavy price. Traditional cooking methods, which often rely on open fires and inefficient stoves fueled by firewood or charcoal, emit harmful smoke that endangers the health, depletes natural resources, and contributes negatively to climate change.  These practices disproportionately affect women and girls, who bear the brunt of household cooking duties, sacrificing their time, health, and economic opportunities just to put a meal on the table for the family. Clean cooking technologies offer a promising solution not only to a healthier environment but also a path to gender equality, economic empowerment, and sustainable development. With over 2.4 billion people globally still lacking access to clean cooking solutions, achieving universal adoption is both a challenge and an opportunity to address interconnected global goals, including health, climate resilience, and poverty reduction...

Photo Source: Muhammad Amded Hossain/Pexels  To the African, all separate entities, each existing particulate—on their own, even—participates in a shared energy. Energy, at its proper equilibrium, holds the universe in its balanced state. Within the broader concept of sustainability, energy renewability is a key pillar enshrined under Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) which aims to also be pivotal in closing the energy access gap, particularly in the African region. This, we essentially consider the backbone to sustainable development and consumption, in that, insufficient energy supply affects all aspects of development, more specifically social, economic, environmental and most especially, the quality of life of many Africans. Renewable energy studies and exploration focuses on increasing sustainable and clean energy usage. As we seek to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and the dependence on fossil fuels on the continent, renewables become an even more increasingly impor...

Leading energy think tank, the African Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has received four nominations in this year's Ghana Energy Awards. These nominations cut across categories including the Innovation Project of the Year, Energy Think Tank of the Year, Outstanding Local Content Initiative of the Year and Clean Energy Initiative of the Year in the 8th Ghana Energy Awards. The Innovation Project of the Year category seeks to celebrate organisations within the energy sector that demonstrate innovative thinking through creative ideas, technology, products, programmes or solutions to address challenges and enhance efficiency. ASEC is nominated along with other institutions like D. McHall Project Consulting, Helios Solar, Empower Playgrounds, Meinergy Technology, GYE NYAME Card Global, Energy Commission, GCB Bank PLC, Webber Energy, AGI Energy Service Centre.  Organised by the Energy Media Group (EMG) and endorsed by the Ministry of Energy and World Energy Council, this awards sch...

Introduction Unprecedented changes have been observed in global climate patterns. Time and time again the world has been warned by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the approaching climate disaster that will befall us if civilisation does not immediately change course. To aggravate the situation, the global community faces interlinked energy, food, and financial crises compounded by the COVID pandemic. These challenges impact marginalised and vulnerable groups, with many developing countries being particularly at risk. The importance of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7), which aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all, cannot be over-emphasized during such trying times. Research has shown that achieving SDG 7 is an essential step toward the achievement of other Sustainable Development Goals, including those related to gender equality, poverty reduction, health, job creation, climate, and the environment. Gender dime...

Founder of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC), Ing. Justice Ohene-Akoto has called for experts and innovators in Africa’s energy sector to work together to solve the energy problems faced by the continent. Speaking during a high-level discussion, he called on stakeholders to invest in the energy sector as an increase in the availability and production of power will mean a boost in GDP. Recognizing that industrialization is key, he underscored the critical role of a robust energy sector as its backbone. Without reliable electricity, the GDP suffers, impacting every facet of our economy referring to some of his academic publications on the value of lost load, in other words, the economic value of power outages. According to Ing. Ohene-Akoto, Ghana lost about 6% of her GPD as a result of power outages in the year 2016.  “This is a country whose energy access is about 87% which is impressive compared to most African countries. Over 600 million out of the about 1.4 billion ...

 Founder of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) , Ing. Justice Ohene-Akoto is set to speak at the 26 th World Energy Congress . The event which is set to come off in Rotterdam, Netherlands will span across 22 nd to 25 th of April 2024 where each day is dedicated to a series of sessions focused on key areas that bridge sectors, geographies, generations and systems to make faster, fairer, and more far-reaching energy transitions happen. Within the period, Ing. Ohene-Akoto who is also a board member, FEL at the World Energy Council will be part of a panel discussion on the topic, "Energy for 2 billion people: Want more, waste no?". He will be joined by some stakeholders in the African energy sector including Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Nigeria, H E. Didier Budimbu Ntubuanga, Minister of Hydrocarbons, DRC, H.E. Dr. Eng. Sultan Welle, Energy Development State Minister, Ethiopia, Sharon Yeti, Co-Founder & CEO, Powe...