Ghana: Energy Minister Inaugurates Local Content And Local Participation Committee

Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, has inaugurated a Local Content and Local Participation Committee for the country’s electricity supply industry, with members drawn from key institutions.

The committee will oversee the development and measurement of local content and participation in the electricity supply industry, as well as monitor and coordinate the performance of all stakeholders involved, in accordance with LI 2354.

The committee is chaired by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, Ms. Adwoa Serwaa Bondzie.

Other members include Michael Nii Amui Amui, Esq. (Coordinator, Local Content and Local Participation, Energy Commission); Mr. Michael Tawiah (Ministry of Energy); Ing. Ingsford D. Laryea (Ghana Institution of Engineering); and Mr. Joseph Zumasigee (Electricity Transmission Utility).

Also on the committee are Mr. Jethro Baidoo (Ghana Employers Association); Mr. Kojo Eshun (Ghana Standards Authority); and Mr. Alexander Quarcopoome (Association of Ghana Industries).

Additional members include Mr. Michael Akurang Opoku (Ministry of Trade and Industry); Mr. Nhyira Sarfo Adu-Amankwah (Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment); and Mr. Kwaku Boateng (Director for Economics and Local Content at the Petroleum Commission).

Speaking at the inauguration, the Energy Minister, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, stressed the importance of an effective and efficient local content and local participation regime. He noted that fully implementing the country’s local content laws would generate opportunities for value retention, value addition, and job creation.

In her remarks, the Chair of the committee, Ms. Adwoa Serwaa Bondzie, Acting Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission, highlighted the importance of regulations on local content and participation in driving economic growth.