Volta River Authority
Kofi Gyekye-Adarkwa MGhIE CEng MIMechE is an accomplished Principal Mechanical Engineer at Volta River Authority since April 2012, specializing in renewable energy power plant development and hydrogen engineering. Kofi has a robust background in regulatory compliance and permitting from previous roles as a Senior Mechanical Engineer and has experience in project management and technical regulation from positions held in the telecommunications sector and road transport regulation. Educational credentials include a Master's degree in Technology and Innovation Management from Alliance Manchester Business School and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Manchester, complemented by a Post Graduate Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Design.
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Volta River Authority
The Volta River Authority (VRA) was established on April 26, 1961 with the mandate to generate, transmit and distribute electricity under the Volta River Development Act, Act 46 of the Republic of Ghana. However, following the promulgation of a major amendment to the Act within the context of the Ghana Government Power Sector Reforms in 2005, the VRA's mandate has now been largely restricted to generation of electricity. This amendment has created an enabling environment to attract Independent Power Producers (IPPs) into the Ghana Energy market. The amendment also hived-off the VRA's transmission function into a separate entity designated the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), while the distribution agency, the Northern Electricity Department (NED), established in April 1987, also evolved into the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), a wholly-owned standalone subsidiary of the VRA.