It’s been three years long since the British High Commission to Ghana held party to celebrate her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s birthday and Platinum Jubilee.
Visitors included Minister for Tourism, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, Sir Tony Blair, Chiefs, delegates from political parties , and individuals from the diplomatic corps as well as partners, companions, artists, entertainers, and leaders in business and industry
On February 6, her Majesty was on record to be the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, making seventy years of service to citizens of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth.
Her phenomenal rule has seen her travel more widely than any other monarch , undertaking in excess of 260 official visits abroad, and two of those visits have been to Ghana.
Held in person interestingly starting around 2019 and facilitated by the first female High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, and her better half Nick Thompson at their home in Accra, visitors saw probably the freshest and most energetic British-Ghanaian innovation including a Kofa e-mobility motorbike.
Delivering her speech, British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson disclosed £1 million of financing, matched by UK charity Shell Foundation, over the course of the following four years to turbocharge Ghana’s e-mobility, battery, sun powered or solar and charging sector .
The declaration acknowledged the worldwide commitment made at COP26 by leaders from around the world including his Excellency President Nana Akofo-Addo. Facilitated by the UK and Italy in Scotland last year, COP26 denoted an unequivocal change on the planet’s way to deal with handling fossil fuel byproducts and setting an unmistakable guide to restricting the climb in worldwide temperatures to 1.5 degrees.
British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson noted , “Hosting this exceptionally unique occasion in the wake of three long years is a colossal honor and a joy for my family and me.
“This evening we observe Her Majesty the Queen’s 96th birthday celebration, her remarkable accomplishment of arriving at 70 years on the throne and the profound, expansive and growing UK-Ghana partnership.
“The Queen’s Birthday is the greatest occasion in the British High Commissioner’s schedule, and it is the ideal moment to declare that the UK, matched by UK charity Shell Foundation, is investing nearly ¢10 million of funding , over the next four years , in Ghana’s e-mobility, battery, solar and charging sector , bringing technological development and climate action together.”
Agents from British e-mobility business Kofa situated in Accra went to the party bringing along their e-mobility motorbike. Visitors got an opportunity to sit on the motorbike and see more about how the new battery innovation functions.
The organization has had the option to make its new motorbike on account of the help from the UK charity Shell Foundation and the UK government.
Jaguar Landrover has additionally shown the new model Landrover Defender, which not long from now, will be available as a hybrid vehicle for the first time in Ghana.
Shell Foundation Regional Manager, West Africa, Kwaku Owusu-Achaw said, “Shell Foundation’s partnership with the UK government, as a component of the Transforming Energy Access program, has proactively improved the lives of 12.5m individuals and reduced 1.8m m/t of carbon emissions through improved Access to energy and transport innovations and business solutions across Africa.”
“We’re eager to see this new commitment support innovative, game-changing solutions like Kofa. With Kofa’s battery innovation viable for multiple household and business applications, it is an incredible illustration of how enterprising ability can cause Ghana to transform income , whealth and education through access to renewable energy.
