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February, 2014 News
VRA Board of Directors Sworn into Office
A nine-member Board of Directors of the Volta River Authority (VRA) has been sworn into office to steer the affairs of the Authority.
Mr. Lee Ocran, former Minister of Education and Ghana's Ambassador to South Africa, chairs the Board which has other members such as the Chief Excutive of VRA, Ing. Kirk I. Koffi; Mr. Stephen Opare, a Structural Engineer; Nana Mprah Besemuna III, a traditional ruler; retired Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ludwig Hlodze and Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, a Lawyer.
The rest are: Mr. Ahmed Salifu, a Freight Forwarder; Alice Osei Okrah (Mrs), Investment Banker and Valuation Analyst; and Alhaji Mahamadu Nantogmah, a Lawyer. They swore the oaths of office and secrecy and were each presented with a scroll of office.
Performing the swearing-in ceremony, the Minister of Energy and Petroleum Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah said Ghana's energy requirement was currently rated at 12 per cent, which meant that the Board of Directors need to put in extra effort to assist VRA to explore all available options, especially in renewable energy, to complement other sources for the country to attain 5,000 megawatts of power by 2016. He charged VRA to project beyond mere power production and look for sources of fuel to aid the production of power and emphasized that the Ministry was vigorously pursuing the possibility of importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for processing.
He said VRA must brace itself up for imminent competition from Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and therefore urged the VRA to look at its management practices to ensure that its efficiency and survival is guaranteed.
The Board Chairman, Mr. Lee Ocran, was grateful to the president for reposing absolute confidence in him and the other members to serve on the board and pledged to work to the best of their abilities to realize the goal of the Authority.
The nine-member Board of VRA being sworn into office by the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah.
In other news (February, 2014)
- VRA lauded for Prioritizing Safety of Staff.
- Human Resources Department holds Departmental Durbar.
- Chief Executive expresses Confidence in Ghana Gas Project.
- Italian Astronaut visits Akosombo Hydro Generation Station.
- VRA, PSWU Donate to Family of the Late Samuel Aboagye.
- VRA Tennis Club beats Army Mess Tennis Club.
- VRA Shuttle Driver Chauffeurs Staff to Safety.
