NLA trains graduates in the installation and maintenance of solar panels

Company News from Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Source: GNA

2019-05-28

The National Lottery Authority (NLA), in collaboration with the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) Secretariat, has trained a number of graduates in the installation and maintenance of solar panels as part of the e-kiosk project in solar energy from the NLA.

Training is one of the key policies of Mr. Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, Director General of the ANL, to realize President Akufo-Addo's vision for the establishment of sustainable alternative energy and creating skilled jobs for young people in Ghana.

A statement signed by the NLA's Public Relations Unit and forwarded to the Ghana Press Agency in Accra this weekend indicates that renewable energy had become an urgent necessity, as it was not necessary to have a renewable energy supply. they were relatively less expensive, easily available and accessible.

Renewable energy is critical to the successful implementation of Ghana's international obligations under Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 7 and 13. Goal 7 of the SDGs is focused on access to an affordable, reliable and sustainable energy, while the 13th goal focuses on the urgent measures to combat climate change. According to the statement, President Akufo-Addo, during his speech to Parliament on the state of the nation in 2019 on February 21, 2019, announced that the Jubilee House will be powered by solar energy from the month of August this year. install up to 200 megawatts of distributed solar energy by 2030 in residential and non-residential facilities. "In the same way, from July 2019, ALN will start deploying solar energy electronic kiosks throughout the country."

He added that the electronic kiosk depends on solar energy for its multifunctional functions and that it has the greatest desire to reduce the pressure exerted on the national grid.

According to the statement, the solar-powered electronic kiosk will free users from paying electricity bills and can be used in all parts of the country, including in remote areas or communities, because of its reliance on solar energy. Renewable energy.

Affordable and reliable energy is absolutely essential to achieving the country's vision, which is to achieve a socio-economic transformation.

According to the statement, the electronic kiosk powered by NLA Solar would be very useful for the local economy, especially for Ghana's energy needs.

The solar-powered kiosk would allow the ANL to increase accessibility, create jobs and increase revenue generated for the government, as well as economically improve the conditions life of marketing companies and lotto retailers.

The statement adds that the ALN under Osei-Ameyaw aimed to train more than 2,000 graduates in the installation and maintenance of solar panels for the electronic kiosk project.

These trained graduates would be responsible for installing and providing maintenance services for the solar panels component of the e-kiosk, and would contribute to the training of other graduates, he added.