Edith Asante-Kumi, Solar Sales Engineer, Jubaili Bros, explaining the operational mechanisms of the facility
A SOLAR and renewable energy solutions supplier, Jubaili Bros, and its partners have presented a 10 kilowattsolar energy system to the Glorious Hand Foundation in Koforidua to power the energy demands of the organisation.
The foundation, which currently uses about 1.5KW solar power facility, is expected to rely on the 10KW solar system for adequate energy needs as the organisation expands in the future.
As part of the gesture, Jubaili Bros and its partners, Huawei and Ewia Green Investments GmbH, added a 5KWh storage battery system to the solar installation to enable the Foundation have a 24-hour power supply.
Head of Solar at Jubaili Bros, Sampson Amanyo-Zickson at the presentation ceremony, said the company is excited to build such facility for Glorious Hand Foundation, adding, “Solar power is the ideal solution for organizations such as NGOs with little or no financial capabilities to pay electricity bills”.
Finance Director of EwiaGreen Investments, Timo Schafer, said his company’s interest in solar power is necessitated by the quest to utilize and harness resources of solar to develop several sectors of the economy including health and agriculture, among others.
Manager of Digital Power at Huawei, Bruce Liu, said Huawei has been working in the solar industry for many years particularly in Ghana where the company has used AI solar support systems to provide energy solutions for homes and industries.
Unit Head of the Department of Social Welfare, New Juabeng South Municipal Assembly, Asante Yeboah, commended the foundation for taking keen interest in the growth of deprived children, adding, “It is the duty of the Department to support organizations that prioritises child protection.
Director of the foundation, Apostle Thompson Nkansah Ajabor, said the home, which first started in 2014 at Breman Asikuma by a Germany-based Ghanaian, Beatrice Domevi, currently has about 240 children.
“The number of children at the foundation in Koforidua is increasing, making the arrival of the solar project very timely” he said.
The foundation supports HIV patients and children, malaria cases as well as incidents that deprive children from going to school.
The use of solar systems and other renewable energy sources have been identified by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as key factors in reducing global warming.