The Volta River Authority (VRA), managers of the Akosombo and Kpong Hydroelectric Power Dams, grabbed two awards at the 7th edition of the Ghana Energy Awards held in Accra, the capital of Ghana.
The Authority was adjudged the Corporate Social Responsibility of the Year 2023 while the CEO, Mr. Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, was named the GEA Hall of Fame after winning the Energy Personality of the Year (Male) Category three times.
He won the Energy Personality of the Year in 2018, 2021 and 2022.
A Civil Engineer by profession, Ing Antwi-Darkwa commenced his career with the VRA in 1985 and served in various capacities until he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in 2017 by President Akufo-Addo.
With over 30 years of extensive experience in the energy industry, Ing Antwi-Darkwa has, among others, detailed knowledge of the functional and regulatory influences in Ghana’s energy sector and the dynamics of international power systems development.
This year’s awards ceremony which was on the theme: ‘Ghana’s Energy Transition Framework: Sector Institutions As Building Blocks For The 2030-2040 Targets’, brought together several industry players from Ghana and other West African nations.
The event was graced by the President of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as the Guest Speaker
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