They beat the reigning champions, Yaa Asantewaa Girls Senior High School with 83.5 points to snatch the trophy.
Yaa Asantewaa obtained 78.2 points to take the second position while the Kumasi Armed Forces Senior High got 69.5 points to place third.
All the top three schools in the Ashanti region have qualified to participate in the northern zonal challenge, which will be announced soon.
The contest, organised by Energy Commission (EC) with a support from Ghana Education Services (GES), aimed at enhancing educational outcomes and fostering a culture of innovativeness within second cycle institutions through securing practical scientific knowledge.
It was also to promote the development and efficient use of renewable energy resources through public education, training, and regulation of entrepreneurs in the sector.
In addition, the competition sought to facilitate the mainstreaming of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and programs into the curriculum of educational and training institutions.
This year’s challenge was dubbed”, “Application of renewable energy technologies in solving land degradation and water pollution.”
In a speech read for him, the Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, Engineer Oscar Amonoo-Neizer said the importance of the contest was to provide the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), with practical energy-related inventions, which were modelled to solve ecological situations.
According to Ing. Amonoo-Neizer, the Energy Commission underscored the urgency of environmental challenges, and the pivotal role renewable energy could play in addressing those challenges
He stressed that, the Energy Commission’s challenge initiative would help educate and create awareness about renewable energy, clean energy, and energy efficiency technologies amongst students in Senior High and Technical School across the country.
He said by providing students with diverse opportunities and mentorship programs, it would foster their development as problem solvers to encourage the cultivation of innovative and impactful ideas.
Ing. Amonoo-Neizer, noted that, land degradation and water pollution were not just abstract concepts but also pressing realities that affected communities, health, and the economy.
Dr William Kwame Amankwa Appiah – Ashanti Regional Director of Education explained that one of the main programs of the Regional Education Directorate was to support initiatives that improved STEM education through various competitions to help address challenges in schools and communities.
In all, ten schools participated in this year’s challenge and were given a certificate of participation, a plaque, and an undisclosed amount of money.
