Background
The Transforming Energy Access – Learning Partnership (TEA-LP) is a UK Aid-funded initiative aimed at bridging the skills gap in Africa’s rapidly growing energy access sector.It supports the development of multidisciplinary postgraduate curricula at African higher education institutions, focusing on clean energy access and sustainable development.
UENR’s Role in the TEA-LP
The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in Ghana is an active participant in the TEA-LP. Through its Regional Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (RCEES), UENR has integrated TEA-LP courses into its MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering and Management program.
TEA-LP’s Broader Impact
Beyond UENR, TEA-LP collaborates with multiple universities across Africa and the Indo-Pacific region to develop and implement postgraduate curricula focused on energy access. The partnership emphasizes the importance of local context in energy solutions and aims to build a network of southern expertise in the energy sector. Transforming Energy Access (TEA)
For more information on TEA-LP and its initiatives, you can visit their official website: https://tea-lp.org.
UENR has integrated three TEA-LP courses into its Master’s in Sustainable Energy Engineering Management program:
Local Solutions for Energy Access
Mini-grids: Planning and Design
Appliances for Off-Grid Communities
These courses are designed to equip students with practical skills to address energy challenges, particularly in off-grid communities, and to foster entrepreneurial capabilities for developing sustainable energy solutions.
The implementation of the C-CoDEs, together with the trainings, will contribute to the sustainable integration of digital education and technologies in the instruction provided at each partner university. It should ultimately lead to the pooling of teaching between the universities.
Partners
