THE Volta River Authority (VRA) has initiated plans to diversify its power generation portfolio to reduce its carbon footprint substantially \u00a0 by 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plan is to enable the authority to develop and operate renewable energy plants in an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is in response to the global clarion call for a cohesive approach to confronting the challenges of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOut of the government\u2019s Renewable Energy Masterplan which targets 2,514 Megawatts of renewable by 2030, we want to take 20 per cent, accelerate it and do it by 2026,\u201d the Chief Executive of the VRA, Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, said this at a VRA Creativity and Innovation roundtable which took place in Accra yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The discussion was part of activities towards the VRA Creativity and Innovation Day which is scheduled for April 26 this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The panel also included the Chief Executive Officer, Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Theresa Randolph and the Managing Director for the Absa Bank Ghana, Abena Osei-Poku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were speaking on the topic: \u201cCulture of innovation- the imperatives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Antwi-Darkwa said the initiative was part of the company\u2019s plan to contribute to the global effort at reducing carbon emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGlobally, the aim is to have less carbon footprints and that\u2019s essentially what we want to do and because of that we are coming up with a lot of innovation in the area of renewables, as well as in the area of our own traditional plants, using natural gases,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the authority aimed to introduce several innovations in the area of traditional plants, using natural gas and also bring more innovation into the transport industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cElectric vehicles are no longer things of the future and I believe that we will have our first electric vehicle at Akosombo and these are all part of the innovations we are bringing on board to reduce our carbon footprint,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Touching more on innovation, he said it had always been part of the VRA, however, the challenge was that it had failed to institutionalise it to become part of its organisational culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He admitted that the world had changed and customers requested for power delivery more differently than they did some years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Antwi-Darkwa noted that the paradigm some years back was how utilities operated with safety, security, operational excellence, reliability among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MD for Absa Ghana also agreed that creativity and innovation were the only means through which any company could maneuver its way through any difficulty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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