Ghana’s largest state power generation company, Volta River Authority (VRA), has awarded educational scholarships at a total value of GHS 800,000.00 to 61 needy but brilliant students from communities impacted by the Authority’s operations.
According to a statement posted on the VRA’s Facebook page, the CEO of VRA, Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, speaking at the scholarship ceremony, said the scholarship scheme was proof of the Authority’s commitment to “adding value to lives.”
He commended the achievements and progress of previous beneficiaries of the scholarship and urged current beneficiaries to apply themselves diligently to their studies.
Since the inception of the scholarship scheme in 2011, VRA has sponsored 329 students from Akosombo, Akuse, Kpone and Aboadze.
Out of the number, 234 students were sponsored at the secondary level before the introduction of the Government of Ghana’s Free SHS programme, and 95 students at the tertiary level.
Out of those sponsored at the tertiary level, 77 have completed successfully while 18 are still in school.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
