The Chief Executive Officer of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Ing. Edward Ekow Obeng-Kenzo, was on Friday night honoured with the prestigious Male Energy Personality of the Year award at the 9th edition of the Ghana Energy Awards, held at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, the capital of Ghana.
The annual event, organised by the Energy Media Group and endorsed by the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, celebrates the achievements of CEOs, managing directors, energy-sector professionals, policymakers, business leaders, academic institutions, and civil society organisations driving policy reforms and innovation in the energy sector.
Ing. Obeng-Kenzo received overwhelming applause from industry players and scores of VRA staff present at the event as he walked to the stage to receive his award.
The honour was presented by Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, renowned international evangelist and member of the awarding panel; Mr. Kwame Jantuah, Chairman of the awarding panel of the Ghana Energy Awards; with support from Hon. Richard Gyan-Mensah, Deputy Minister for Energy and Green Transition.
In his remarks, Ing. Obeng-Kenzo dedicated the award to the hardworking staff of VRA and its Board Chairman, Ing. Jabesh Amissah-Arthur, praising his exemplary leadership and strategic guidance.
He reaffirmed VRA’s commitment to ensuring continuous power generation to support Ghana’s socio-economic development.
“I promise the ministry and Ghanaians that we will work hard to keep the lights on for economic development,” he assured.
The VRA CEO emerged winner ahead of ten other nominees in the category.
He received a plaque, a citation, and a stool — a traditional symbol of leadership.
Ing. Obeng-Kenzo has twenty-four years of experience in the power sector. He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA) and a Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is also a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering.
Before his appointment as CEO, he served in various leadership roles, including Deputy Chief Executive (Engineering & Operations), Director of the Thermal Generation SBU, Plant Manager of the Tema Thermal Power Complex (TTPC), Operations Manager at TTPC, and Project Manager for the Tema Thermal 2 Power Project (49.5MW Siemens Emergency Power Plant).
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