UENR SECURES €7M FUNDS FOR WATER-ENERGY-FOOD PROJECT

By URO

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The University of Energy Natural Resources (UENR) Sunyani, in partnership with 28 other universities and municipalities from seven (7) countries across Africa and Europe, has secured seven million Euros (€7m) funding from the European Commission to implement a project within the context of the water-energy-food nexus action. The project, dubbed “REFFECT Africa”, will demonstrate innovative sustainable energy solutions based on the valorization of agricultural and agro-processing residues through biomass gasification.

The project implementation will include the design, construction and installation of three gasification plants as demonstrators in Ghana, Morocco and South Africa.

A meeting was organized at the University of Jaen in Linares, Spain on 17th and 18th November 2021 where all partners and the donor attended to kick-start implementation. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Elvis Asare-Bediako and the Project Coordinator, Dr. Edward A. Awafo with the Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering represented UENR. Implementation will run from November 2021 to October 2026.