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...

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...