A former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Mr Julius Kpekpena, has been appointed by President John Dramani Mahama as acting Managing Director (MD) of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
He replaces Ing. David Asamoah who served as acting MD from September 2024 following the resignation of Samuel Dubik Mansubir Mahama Esq.
Kpekpena comes to the position with several years of experience in the power sector.
Before joining MiDA in May 2015, he was the Director of Engineering at ECG between June 2009 and April 2015.
He was part of the MiDA team that successfully executed the Ghana Power Compact II where major electricity infrastructures were executed, including four major Bulk Supply Points (BSP), namely Pokuase, Kasoa, Kanda and University of Ghana BSP.
The former COO of MiDA holds a master’s degree in Energy Management from BI Norwegian Business School and B.Sc. Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
This portal understands that Mr Kpekpena officially assumed post on Tuesday, 11th February 2025, after Mr David Asamoah had handed over to him.
Mr Kpekpena is stepping in at a time when the new administration is revisiting the Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the management of ECG after a similar plan had failed under the immediate past Akufo-Addo administration.
Last month, the new Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, inaugurated a committee to consult widely and develop a framework for the ECG PSP.
The committee was given up to one month to present its report.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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