Accra, Nov. 19, GNA - Ninety-six schools nationwide are set to contest for the Nana Sir Ofori-Atta I National Energy Quiz (NEQ) trophy.
A statement issued by the organisers of the quiz competition said it aims at educating students in Senior High Schools (SHS) and Technical, Vocational Education, and Training (TVET) on the energy sector of the country.
It said the competition was designed to empower students with knowledge in the entire energy value chain, including petroleum upstream and downstream, power generation, transmission and distribution, with focus on Power, Petroleum and Culture.
The statement said the preliminaries would begin on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at the Krobo Girls Senior High School and end in December.
It noted that the contest that would run at six zones, would see the schools going through stages including the quarterfinals, semi-finals and the grand finals.
The statement said the NEQ is sponsored by the Ghana Oil Company Limited, Ghana Grid Company Limited, The Energy Commission, Ghana Maritime Authority, Ghana National Gas Company Limited and the Petroleum Commission.
It said the annual competition is run under the auspices of the Nananom of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, jointly organized by Eastern Star Awards Co. Limited in partnership with the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and coordinated in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Energy.
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