Jospong champions solar-powered fleet electrification and subnational climate action in Antalya, Türkiye

The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) continues to demonstrate its commitment to Africa’s green transition at the ongoing COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, highlighting practical solutions for accelerating solar energy deployment, sustainable waste management and carbon neutrality.

On Day 4 of the global climate conference, the General Manager of the Jospong Green Transition Office, Dr Ing. Glenn Kwabena Gyimah, participated as a panellist in a high-level session dubbed “The Next Terawatt – Scaling Solar Through Subnational Action”, held at the International Solar Alliance Pavilion (The Solar Hub).

The discussion, aligned with COP31’s focus on Clean Energy Transition and Electrification and the Climate Implementation Bridge, explored how partnerships with subnational governments, private sector investment and innovative financing can accelerate solar energy adoption.

Sharing Jospong’s experience, Dr Gyimah highlighted the Group’s growing investments in green technologies and its transition towards solar-powered waste management operations.

With over 75 companies operating across more than 25 African markets, Jospong operates 36 waste treatment plants and approximately 1,000 waste trucks in Ghana alone. The Group is advancing efforts to transition its diesel-powered fleet to electric vehicles, supported by solar mini-grids, charging stations and energy storage systems.

He explained that municipal waste collection fleets provide predictable energy demand, creating opportunities for local governments and private operators to attract investment in solar infrastructure without depending entirely on national electricity grid expansion.

Dr Gyimah also highlighted Jospong’s achievements in climate finance, including the Swiss Government’s authorisation secured at COP28 for internationally transferred mitigation outcomes from its composting facilities, with an estimated value of US$20 million by 2030.

He emphasised the importance of reinvesting carbon revenues into clean energy infrastructure and community development initiatives, including access to clean water, reforestation and green job creation.

The session reinforced Jospong’s position that Africa’s clean energy transition requires more than commitments. It demands bankable projects, credible private sector partnerships, innovative climate financing and practical technologies that deliver measurable environmental and economic benefits.

Through its investments in fleet electrification, solar infrastructure, resource recovery, and carbon financing, Jospong is positioning itself as a key private sector partner in advancing Africa’s transition towards a low-carbon, circular economy.