Pecan Energies
and its partners award full scholarships worth GHS 5.5 Million to 70 students, including former head porter (Kayayo) whose story went viral, to pursue tertiary education.
(Accra, January 15, 2024) Pecan Energies is delighted to announce that it has awarded full scholarships worth Five Million Five Hundred and Twenty-Four Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 5,524,000) to 70 students to pursue various courses at tertiary institutions across the country for the 2023/2024 academic year. The Pecan Inspire Scholarship Program (PISP) targets brilliant students from low-income households. The addition of 70 new students brings the total number of beneficiaries so far to 141.
Pecan Energies A Pan African Oil and Gas operator
Pecan Energies, previously known as Aker Energy, was originally founded in June 2018. Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) acquired Pecan Energies, the operator and 50 per cent shareholder in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block offshore Ghana. The acquisition was a demonstration of AFC’s commitment to ensure that Africa’s natural resources, including its vast oil and gas reserves, are developed sustainably within the global framework on energy transition and the UN Sustainable Development Goals whilst retaining value on the continent.
