Ing. Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa(right), CEO of VRA receiving his award

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s hydro power generation company, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ing. Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, was adjudged the Power Sector CEO of the Year for 2019 in the West African nation at an awards ceremony organised by the Energy Media Group.

Ing Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa competed for the award with Ing. Jonathan Amoako-Baah, CEO of GRIDCo, Mr Fred Oware, CEO of Bui Power Authority (BPA), Oheneba Ofori Boateng, CEO of Strategic Security Systems and  Ernest Amissah, CEO of Sun Power Innovations.

Meanwhile, Volta River Authority, which he heads, also won the Innovation Project of the year award and Clean Energy Initiative Company of the year.

Other award winners are below:

  1. Energy news reporter-Michael Creg Afful
  2. Emerging Energy Comp-Webber Energy
  3. Brand of the Year- Vivo Energy
  4. CSR of year- Kosmos Energy
  5. Innovation Project-VRA
  6. Energy Consultancy-ACEP
  7. Off grid Energy Solution-TOTAL GH
  8. Energy Efficient Organisation Private – Ashesi University
  9. Energy Efficient Public-Energy Commission
  10. Energy Institution – Petroleum commission
  11. Excellence in power generation- Karpowership
  12. Strategic Deal-Springfield
  13. Clean Energy Initiative-VRA
  14. Rising Star, Individual- Ernest Amissah (CEO – Sun Power Innovations)
  15. Renewable Energy Company-  Strategic Security Systems
  16. Energy Company Power-Bui Power Authority
  17. Energy Company, Petroleum-Ghana Gas
  18. Energy Company Renewable – Strategic Security System
  19. Industry Leadership Power- GRIDCo
  20. Industry Leadership Petroleum-GOIL
  21. Energy Business Leadership, Male- Senyo Hosi
  22. Energy Business Leadership Female – Efuwa Quansah
  23. CEO Petroleum – Alhassan Tampuli
  24. Osagyefo young leadership – Benjamin Boakye
  25. Exemplary leadership-Peter Amewu

 

 

Source:www.energynewsafrica.com