The Chief Executive Officer of Bui Power Authority (BPA), Samuel Kofi Dzamesi was, on Friday, adjudged the CEO of the Year for the Power Sector at the 6th edition of the Ghana Energy Awards held in Accra, the capital of Ghana.
Mr. Dzamesi beat stiff competition from three heads of Energy Sector institutions to be crowned CEO of the year for the power sector.
Mr Dzamesi, a former Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, was appointed CEO of Bui Power Authority by President Akufo-Addo in August 2021.
BPA operates the 404 Megawatts hydroelectric power dam on the Bui River in the Savannah Region and 45 kilowatts Tsatsadu Mini hydro power plant in the Hohoe Municipality in the Volta Region.
It is also developing 250 Megawatts solar projects with 50 Megawatts peak of the project completed and supplying power to the national transmission internet connection grid.
Apart from the award won by Mr. Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, his organisation, BPA, also won the Renewable Energy Company of the Year as well as the Eco-Innovation Business Award.
Commenting on the awards, Mr. Samuel Kofi Dzamesi said: “I dedicate my award as CEO of the Year (Power) to the committed and dedicated staff of Bui Power Authority. But for the hardworking staff of BPA, this award wouldn’t have been possible.”
He, therefore, urged the staff of the Authority to work even harder in terms of bringing innovations and developments to spur up the industrial growth of Ghana in renewable energy and other clean energy alternatives.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com