Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has held extensive discussions with Portage Energy, a clean-energy company specialising in sustainable waste management and waste-to-energy technologies, including the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), as government deepens efforts to tackle Ghana’s growing waste challenges.
The talks focused on Portage Energy’s technology-driven approach to converting waste into energy and cleaner fuel alternatives.
The company presented models tailored for Ghana’s environmental and economic context, highlighting opportunities for large-scale adoption of sustainable waste-conversion solutions.
Addressing the delegation, the Vice President reaffirmed government’s commitment to partnerships that genuinely support national priorities.
She stressed that Ghana’s current economic and governance direction requires a new form of cooperation, one based on transparency, responsibility, and shared value.
“In the economic and political climate, we find ourselves in today, Ghana is not looking for relationships built on slogans or promises that do not translate into real results,” she said. “We are seeking partnerships that are truly transparent, partnerships that respect our national priorities, and partnerships that ensure that the Ghanaian people are the ultimate beneficiaries.”
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang underscored that responsible waste management is now integral to national development, linking it directly to public health, environmental protection, industrial growth, and urban attractiveness.
“Any partnership we enter must strengthen our national systems and contribute meaningfully to long-term development,” she noted. “We want solutions that do not merely look good on paper but deliver measurable outcomes for the country.”
She described the meeting as a promising step toward advancing Ghana’s clean-energy ambitions, adding that “our engagement today is an opportunity to explore what is possible when innovation aligns with national interest.”
Officials of Portage Energy welcomed the government’s emphasis on transparent, value-driven cooperation and expressed readiness for further technical engagements.
Both sides agreed to continue discussions in the coming weeks to develop workable frameworks that could support Ghana’s long-term waste-to-energy and sustainability agenda.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
