Karpowership Ghana awards scholarships to 55 students
Karpowership Ghana has awarded full tuition scholarships to 55 brilliant, financially challenged engineering students at the Takoradi Technical University for the 2025/2026 academic year.
The initiative, which the company has been running since 2022, is designed to nurture the next generation of engineers and expand access to technical and vocational education in the Western Region.
The beneficiaries, drawn from the mechanical, electrical and civil engineering departments, represent the programme’s largest and most diverse cohort to date.
Commitment
It is part of Karpowership Ghana’s commitment to gender inclusion in STEM and follows the company’s memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the World Bank Women in Energy Network Africa (WEN-Africa), aimed at increasing female representation in the energy sector across Africa.
The scholarship programme aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 4 on Quality Education and SDG 5 on Gender Equality, by improving access to higher education and promoting opportunities for women in engineering.
Speaking on the programme, the Communications Manager of Karpowership Ghana, Sandra Amarquaye, said: “At Karpowership, we believe that no student should be denied an opportunity simply because of financial constraints.”
She said supporting brilliant, needy students, especially in critical engineering fields, helped to strengthen Ghana’s future workforce.
“With this cohort, we were intentional about increasing the number of female engineers from seven to 14 to support our MoU with the World Bank Women in Energy Network Africa and to help achieve greater gender inclusion in the energy sector,” she said.
Commendation
The Director of Academic Affairs and Scholarship Coordinator at TTU, Olivia Agyemang, commended the company for its consistent support.
She said the scholarship scheme had been transformational for students and demonstrated a genuine commitment to empowering brilliant students who faced financial barriers.
She added that the support did more than pay fees; it changed lives and strengthened the future workforce of Ghana.
A beneficiary, Jessica, a top-performing female student and recent recipient of an international exchange programme in Germany, said: “Karpowership has relieved me of the stress of thinking about fees or dropping out.”
Another new beneficiary, Fauzia Ibrahim, expressed her gratitude, saying she was overwhelmed with joy and that the scholarship reduced the burden on her parents.
“The Karpowership-TTU Scholarship Scheme continues to stand as a testament to the company’s position as a sustainable partner in Ghana’s growth, empowering young people with the skills and opportunities needed to contribute to the country’s socio-economic development while nurturing the next generation of engineers,” the company, said.
