Alfred Ofosu-Ahenkorah

Alfred Kwabena Ofosu-Ahenkorah is a Ghanaian energy bureaucrat who from 2005 to 2020, served as the Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission in Accra, Ghana.[4][5][6][7][8]

Alfred Kwabena Ofosu-Ahenkorah
Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission of Ghana
In office
May 2005 – January 2020
Preceded byKofi Asante[1][2]
Succeeded byOscar Amonoo-Neizer[3]
Personal details
Born
Alfred Kwabena Ofosu-Ahenkorah
NationalityGhanaian
Alma mater
Occupation
Known forPioneering work in energy efficiency standards and labelling in Africa

Biography

Ofosu-Ahenkorah trained as a research engineer in Ghana and the Soviet Union and is a certified energy manager.[9] After obtaining a Master of Science in engineering, he received his doctorate in Technical Sciences with a specialty in Energy Efficiency from the Volgograd State Technical University.[9] He received an Executive MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of Ghana Business School. From 1992 to 1998, he headed the Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Fuel Substitution Unit at the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Accra. Between 1998 and 2005, he was the founding executive director of the Ghana Energy Foundation, a public-private partnership dedicated to the promotion of energy efficiency where he worked from 1998 to 2005.[9] He has been instrumental in the roll-out of energy efficiency standards and labelling for household appliances in Ghana and other African countries. He was appointed the Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission in May 2005.[10] In addition, he has served as the Deputy Chairperson of the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP).[9] He was the Director of Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Ministry of Power.[9]

References
  1. "My Hands Are Clean - Kofi Asante". www.ghanaweb.com. 20 February 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. "Scandal at Energy Commission…". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. "Management Team". www.energycom.gov.gh. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. "Energy Commission of Ghana". www.energycom.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. "Alfred Kwabena Ofosu-Ahenkorah". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. "Alfred Ofosu-Ahenkorah Executive Secretary of Energy Commission Ghana". Worldfolio.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022.
  7. "Dr. Alfred Ofosu-Ahenkorah". Africa Energy Forum.
  8. "Alfred K. Ofosu-Ahenkorah". Regional Energy Cooperation Summit.
  9. "Dr. A.K. Ofosu-Ahenkorah | EnergyNet". www.energynet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  10. "Ghana's Renewable Energy Master Plan Out-doored | UNDP in China". UNDP. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.


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