The Strategic Power Solutions (SPS), a subsidiary of the Security Systems International Limited (3SiL) Group, has launched an ultra-modern solar manufacturing plant built at a cost of US$50 million.
The SPS is aimed at providing solar solutions that will promote human development and human security while providing unlimited power and customised solutions to satisfy different segments of society.
The solar modules of SPS are of all sizes of installation with products including micro or macro solar grid systems and also supplies and installs off-grid and grid systems, photovoltaic systems and PV streetlights.
At the launch, the Chief Executive (CEO) of the SPS, Mr Oheneba Ofori Boateng, underscored the need for the country embrace the use of renewable, clean energy at a time when Ghanaians were still looking for alternative stable and affordable energy solutions to complement what was produced by the national grid.
He explained that the production and supply of alternative power sources and clean energy was one of the areas in which Ghanaians could take the future into their own hands and called for support in that regard.
The Chairman of the Security Systems International Limited (3SiL), Dr Francis Akuamoah-Boateng, said his inspiration for the project was born of his desire to make a meaningful contribution to the growth of Ghana.
“In my eyes, success that does not impact my country and its citizens is no success at all,” he said.
“The company has through its innovation improved the lives of Ghanaians, especially rural dwellers, through the installation of over 20,000 solar street lights in the northern region and across Ghana,” he added.
Create a conducive environment
The Founder and the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Mr Mensa Otabil, challenged the government to establish a conducive business atmosphere for its citizens to progress.
He said the present economic condition in the country was affecting and thwarting the progress of citizens, especially entrepreneurs, in their line of businesses.
Pastor Otabil described Ghana’s problems as little ones which had accumulated over the years to become a national crisis.
“Over the years, I have studied this nation, and I have come to the firm conclusion that our problems are rudimentary, which confound us, but the reality is so basic and fundamental. Ghana’s problems are not big, they are very tiny but we allow them to create a traffic jam,” he said.
He said the notable features of a modern society rested on the back of some key fundamental systems put in place to enable citizens in a country such as Ghana to progress.
Touching on the main features of a modern society, he highlighted the enforcement of clear standards and codes for all aspects of the society, enlargement of personal liberties through equitable assess of all to justice fairness and opportunities, and the establishment of reliable systems of transportation to quickly and efficiently move people, goods, capital and information to build an integrated society.
The rest, he said, were the expansion and growth of science and technology, industry, the art and culture, and the encouragement and growth of a knowledge based society that create areas of specialisation to increase the competitiveness of the various areas of the society.
Comparing Ghanaian entrepreneurs with their foreign counterparts, the General Overseer asked why entrepreneurs only achieved success so late in their lives.