The Energy Commission of Ghana, in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), has held high-level discussions with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Ghana’s participation in the US$40 million Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund (EERF).
The engagement focused on stakeholder coordination, financing models, and implementation strategies aimed at maximizing impact and delivering measurable energy savings across the cooling sector.
Welcoming the UNDP delegation, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, Ing. Eunice Biritwum, underscored Ghana’s commitment to promoting energy-efficient, low-Global Warming Potential (GWP) cooling technologies, particularly within hotels, supermarkets, and cold-chain logistics. She also highlighted opportunities for strategic partnerships to scale sustainable cooling solutions nationwide.
Key areas of discussion included refrigerant transition initiatives, capabilities city building for refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians, and the promotion of local assembly of energy-efficient refrigerators to support job creation and technology transfer.
The meeting further reinforced the strong partnership between the Energy Commission and the EPA, identified as central to the effective implementation of the fund, ensuring compliance with the Kigali Amendment and advancing Ghana’s sustainable cooling objectives.
The Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund (EERF) is designed as a financing mechanism that provides low-interest loans for energy-efficient, climate-friendly cooling technologies, with repayments reinvested to support future projects.