Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) could save near half of their utility costs in the event that they use energy-efficient appliances, in line with an audit commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
This was revealed throughout a presentation on the important thing findings of the audit at a coaching for MSMEs on power and useful resource effectivity throughout six districts in Ghana. The audit strategy concerned a walk-through and patterns analyses of utility utilization and waste era by 15 chosen companies together with manufacturing MSMEs and motels throughout six chosen districts.
The suggestions for the MSMEs embrace the necessity to set up photograph sensors to regulate compound lights, as nearly all amenities audited have operated by hand compound or outdoors lights that are stored on for a number of hours. Use of environment friendly water closet (WC) methods may even assist the MSMEs cut back water utility costs. For occasion, the audit suggestions counsel the use of a WC system with not less than six cisterns capability. This is as a result of, it was famous that almost all of the amenities use excessive water quantity WC methods with excessive litre cistern capacities starting from 22, 18, 16 to 12.
The power and useful resource effectivity coaching falls underneath UNDP’s inclusive built-in MSMEs help programme for six districts, looking for to help the Government of Ghana’s COVID-19 restoration efforts. The programme, which is constructing on earlier MSMEs interventions within the districts, is offering help in three particular areas. These contain enterprise improvement companies together with good company governance, mentorship, and entry to finance; elevated residents’ engagements to forestall radicalization; and the power and useful resource effectivity capability enhancement.
Speaking on the power and useful resource effectivity coaching, Head of Environment and Climate at UNDP, Mr Stephen Kansuk emphasised the significance of the built-in MSMEs help programme.
“The interventions are expected to facilitate skills upgrading, encourage innovation and targeted investments to create jobs, decent employment, and income. This is to unleash the potential of women and youth-led MSMEs to drive a sustained economic recovery that is greener and more inclusive”, famous Mr. Kansuk.
Mr Oscar Amonoo-Neizer, the Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission of Ghana inspired MSMEs to make sure the prudent use of power and sources of their institutions. He urged them to function power and useful resource managers to conduct walk-through power and useful resource audits on common foundation to preserve power and save costs.
“Most small businesses and hotels for example spend about 60-70 percent of their operating costs on energy and resources. They need to adopt best energy and resource use practices to reduce costs, increase revenue generation, and the capacity to withstand future challenges,” he famous.
About 600 contributors are benefiting from the power and useful resource effectivity coaching. These are chosen from the six focused districts together with Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ketu South Municipal Assembly, Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly, Jomoro Municipal Assembly, Sagnarigu District Assembly and Kassena–Nankana West District Assembly. The coaching can also be being supported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Ghana.
“I didn’t know that I can reduce the amount of energy I use in my business but now I know. I will invest in energy-efficient appliances that will help me minimize my production cost”, famous Voicelyn Deladem Quao, CEO of Refined Reveal Enterprise, producers of beauty merchandise within the Volta Region
