Dyson Energy, a Ghana-based renewable energy company, secured a €25,000 grant after emerging as one of the top two winners at the 2026 ShEquity Climate-smart SME Showcase and Pitch Finale. The award aims to advance the company’s carbon certification process and expand its training programs targeting Ghanaian women in solar engineering.
The event, which highlighted ten climate-focused small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), took place at the Coconut Grove Hotel in Accra. Dyson Energy and Gateway Feeds stood out for their innovation and potential to contribute meaningfully to climate action while promoting gender inclusivity within their operations.
Dyson Energy’s Managing Director, Michael Matthews, explained that the grant will primarily fund the company’s pursuit of internationally recognized carbon certification and help scale opportunities for women in Ghana’s renewable sector. Matthews expressed commitment to supporting the broader goals of ShEquity’s initiative and ensuring the responsible use of funds.
Benson Njiru, Managing Partner and Chief Finance Officer of ShEquity, described the program as an effort to identify Ghanaian businesses capable of meeting global carbon credit standards. He emphasized that recipients had demonstrated financial strength, gender-responsive approaches, and clear climate impact potential. Njiru also urged grantees to allocate the grants exclusively towards activities essential to earning carbon certification, including engaging relevant technical consultants.
Over a six-month period, the ten finalists underwent capacity-building that covered internationally acknowledged carbon certification frameworks such as Verra, Gold Standard, and I-REC. This training formed part of the ShEquity Technical Assistance Facility, a pilot project funded by the German development agency GIZ.
From the wider group of 30 gender-responsive green SMEs selected for the program, 15 received tailored Carbon Opportunity Maps designed to guide their entry into carbon markets. The ten finalists were further connected with investors and certification bodies to facilitate compliance with international climate policies, including Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and Ghana’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).