The 2022 Women in Energy Conference held from 29th November to 1st December 2022 in Accra, the capital of Ghana, witnessed huge attendance by the female staff of the energy sector institutions and fewer of their male counterparts in the Republic of Ghana.
The conference, held under the theme: ‘Energy Transition: Prospects for Women in Energy,’ drew participants from the Electricity Company of Ghana, Volta River Authority, Petroleum Commission, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, Ghana Grid Company, Energy Commission, Ministry of Energy, Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Enclave Power Company Limited, Tullow, Kosmos Energy, National Petroleum Authority, Ghana National Gas Company, Bui Power Authority, Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited, Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Wilkins Engineering Limited, among others.
The Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers of Energy Sector Institutions made statements on what their respective institutions have done or are doing to increase their female workforce and how they are increasing the number of women at the top management level.
The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare, attended the opening ceremony.
Female entrepreneurs who are working in the energy sector and were speakers at the conference shared their life journeys in the country’s energy sector and challenged the participants to continue to pursue their dreams despite the challenges that may come their way.
A group photograph of Staff of ECG at the Women in Energy Conference
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com