Ghana - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

The waste to energy project is aimed at promoting sanitation and also solve the issue of power outages in Ghana. The main aim is to collect waste and change it to energy

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Waste-to-energy is the process of generating energy in the form of electricity or heat from the primary treatment of waste. There are several methods to achieve this transformation, including: 1. Incineration: Process: Combustion of organic material and waste. Output: Generates heat, which can be used to produce steam and drive turbines to generate electricity. Benefits: Reduces the volume of waste by up to 90%, generates significant amounts of energy. 2. Anaerobic Digestion: -Process: Biological treatment using microorganisms in the absence of oxygen to break down organic matter. Output: Produces biogas (mainly methane and carbon dioxide), which can be used as a fuel for heating, electricity generation, or as a vehicle fuel. Benefits: Produces nutrient-rich digestate that can be used as a fertilizer, reduces greenhouse gas emissions from waste. 3. Landfill Gas Recovery: Process: Collection of methane gas generated from the anaerobic decomposition of organic waste

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

We are trying to solve the issue of sanction in Africa and produce energy to combat the frequent power outages

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your project intends to provide (at least 3).

- Utilizes existing landfills. - Reduces greenhouse gas emissions. - Provides a steady source of energy. Environmental and Economic Considerations Environmental Benefits: - Reduction in the volume of waste requiring disposal. - Lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional waste disposal methods. - Conservation of natural resources through energy recovery. Economic Benefits: - Generation of revenue from the sale of electricity, heat, and by-products. - Creation of jobs in the waste management and energy sectors. - Reduction in landfill management costs

01.04 Please describe who exactly your project is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

This project is aimed at benefiting Ghana and citizens of Ghana and on a larger scale Africa

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-04-01

01.06 How many other partners are associated with your business venture?

4

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

2

01.08 Please describe the profile of each of the other partners (skills, experience, etc.)

Andrews Nortey Kwoa an electrical engineer at the kwame Nkrumah University of science and technology Eugenia Appiah studying BSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Mines and technology Mavis Afia Murphy studying Business Management and public administration at the Accra technical university

01.09 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link here:

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

a) Energy (equipment, services, sustainable energy and fuel)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

4

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

4

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

02.03.01 My project contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

5

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

My project is aimed at keeping our communities clean which promotes good health and wellbeing

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

2

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

6

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

We have both female and male onboard which promotes progressiveness and equality

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

This project contributes highly to the sanitation goal as we intend to take waste off the streets and change it to sustainable energy

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

We will be using waste to create energy to power almost every household and business in Ghana

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

The venture will provide jobs for a lot of Ghanaians to work at the plant and also contribute to the economic growth of the nation from our generated income

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

This project gives us the opportunity to build a world class waste to energy processing plant in Ghana

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

We aim at eventually extending this project to all of Africa as we are all one people

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

This project will promote sanitation and also power a lot of households and businesses

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

We will make to build an infrastructure that will properly manage the project and and it’s products

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

6

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

This project will reduce greenhouse gas emission

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

5

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

When we able to promote good sanitation it will go a long way to keeping our water bodies clean and preserving life below water

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

Promoting sanitation Sustainable energy to households and businesses Creation of jobs

02.16.01 My project contributes to the Peace justice and strong institutions goal

2

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

We are strongly seeking the support of countries like Singapore who have been successful in the WSTE project to help in making this dream come through

05.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.02 The product/service we envision creating represents an entirely new type of product/service.

2

05.03 The product/service we envision creating could be described as a new technology.

5

05.04 The product/service we envision creating is an improvement on an existing product or service.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.05 The product/service we envision creating could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.06 The product/service we envision creating responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.07 The product/service we envision creating is a new version of an old product/service.

5

05.08 Justification

05.09 Who are your main potential competitors and what makes you stand out from them?

Electricity company of Ghana, Volta river Authority, and KARpowership Ghana all this companies produce electricity in Ghana but unlike them we will produce electricity from waste

10.06 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?

Yes