A World Bank-funded Africa Centre of Excellence
Advancing energy and
environmental sustainability
across Africa.
The Regional Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability is a World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence at the University of Energy and Natural Resources — training the researchers, engineers and policymakers shaping the continent's energy transition.
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Regional Centre
Energy & Environmental Sustainability
Sunyani · Ghana · Est. 2019
Since
2019
Graduates
300+
Partner countries
13+
ACE@10 ranking
Top 10
Backed by partners across four continents
By the numbers
Built in six years. Only getting started.
From a World Bank selection in 2019 to recognition among the continent's top ten ACE Impact centres.
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Postgraduates trained
10+
African partner countries
20+
Active research projects
3Top 10
Of 46 ACE centres continent-wide
401 — About the Centre
Established 2019 · Sunyani · Ghana
Built in Ghana.
Made for the continent.
RCEES was established in 2019 as a World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence at the University of Energy and Natural Resources, closing the skills gap between African universities and the industries that depend on their graduates.
We train doctoral, master's and professional students, run research on the energy transition, storage, environmental systems and sustainable development, and deliver short courses to working engineers and policymakers across West and Central Africa.
- 01 / Research
Four themes, forty researchers, one agenda for Africa's energy future.
- 02 / Teaching
Doctoral, master's and professional students across twelve active programmes.
- 03 / Partnership
Thirteen countries, four continents, one network of collaborators.
Fig. 01
A postgraduate research community built on rigour and relevance.
- Established
- 2019
- Host institution
- UENR, Sunyani
- Funding body
- World Bank ACE
- Programmes
- PhD · MSc · MPhil · Pro
Academics
Postgraduate education that actually
gets you hired.
Our graduates lead ministries, utilities, research labs and development banks across thirteen African countries. Pick your way in.
Research
Four themes.
One agenda.
Our research asks the questions that matter most to Africa's energy future — and answers them with the rigour of a top-tier international lab.
See the full agenda- Theme 0101
Energy Transition
Pathways from fossil fuels to renewable and cleaner sources, supporting Africa's progress toward net-zero emissions.
- Theme 0202
Energy Storage
Materials, systems and policy frameworks for storing electrical energy — a linchpin of the global renewable transition.
- Theme 0303
Energy–Environment Nexus
The environmental consequences of energy consumption and their social, economic and ecological effects on African communities.
- Theme 0404
Sustainable Development
Energy as a driver of societal development, managed within the ecological limits of the continent's landscapes.
Centre Director
Prof. Ing. Samuel Gyamfi
"Our job is to prepare graduates who can walk into a utility, a ministry, a research lab or a consulting firm and deliver on the first day."
Prof. Ing. Samuel Gyamfi
Centre Director · RCEES
Latest news
Fresh from the Centre.
18 March 2026
RCEES recognised among top ten performing ACE Impact centres
The World Bank's ACE@10 review places RCEES in the top decile of the 46-strong Africa Centres of Excellence network for research output, student throughput and regional impact.
2 February 2026
SUSTAINDam field season opens on the Akosombo reservoir
RCEES and the University of Würzburg have begun the 2026 field campaign, collecting sediment, water-quality and biodiversity data across the upper reservoir.
14 January 2026
Call for scholarship applications — 2026 PhD and MSc intake
Fully funded places are available across RCEES's doctoral and master's programmes in sustainable energy engineering, environmental engineering, energy economics and policy.
09 — Join the Centre
2026 intake · Rolling admissions
Your research career
starts in Sunyani.
Fully-funded PhD and MSc places for the 2026 intake. Professional short courses year-round. Applications are open — and we're waiting for yours.
Ready when you are
Apply now, or talk to the admissions team first.
rcees@uenr.edu.gh
PhD
Fully funded
3-year doctoral programmes across 4 routes
MSc
2-year track
Taught + research across 4 programmes
Professional
Year-round
Short courses for working engineers
Applications close 30 June 2026 · Rolling interviews from March