Speakers

West Africa Energy Cooperation Summit

Speakers

H.E. Honourable John Abdulai Jinapor

Minister for Energy & Green Transition, Ghana

H.E. Honourable Adebayo Adelabu

Minister of Power, Nigeria

H.E. Honourable Nani Juwara

Minister of Petroleum, Energy & Mines, Gambia

H.E. Honourable Richard Gyan-Mensah

Deputy Minister for Energy & Green Transition, Ghana

H.E. Honourable Charles Umehai

Deputy Minister of Mines & Energy, Liberia

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Benjamin Kingsford

Director, Procurement, Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Ghana

William Amuna

Board Chairman, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana

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Abdul Noor Wahab

Director, Water Resources & Renewable Energy, Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana

Francis Agoha

MD & CEO, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Nigeria

Ete Pinnick

MD & CEO, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution (PHED), Nigeria

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Sam Edoho

Chief Commercial Officer, Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Nigeria

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Modeste Agnekethom

Director Projects, Communauté Électrique du Bénin (CEB), Benin

Bangaly Maty

Energy & Infrastructure Adviser, Prime Minister’s Office, Guinea

Eunice Biritwum

Executive Secretary, Energy Commission, Ghana

Sulemana Abubakari

Ag. Director, Power, Ministry of Energy & Green Transition, Ghana

Yussif Sulemana

Technical Advisor to the Minister of Petroleum, Ministry of Energy & Green Transition, Ghana

Charles Ndiaye

Council Member, ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority

Moses Asaga

Chairman, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Ghana

Friday Sule

Deputy Director, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nigeria

Abba Aliyu

MD & CEO, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Nigeria

Samuel Bocay Nagbe

Executive Director, Rural & Renewable Energy Agency (RREA), Liberia

Hamis Ussif

Deputy CEO, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Ghana

Jillian Foerster

Regional Manager (Sub-Saharan Africa), U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)

Michelle Patrick-Akinrinade

Anglophone West Africa Lead, DFC

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Maxmillian Kwarteng

Director, Renewable Energy, Bui Power Authority

Aliyu Alhassan Yahaya

Underwriter, ATIDI

Loïc Ehua

Business Development Director, Gridworks Partners

Kweku Awotwi

Board Chairman, United Bank for Africa (Ghana) & Co-Founder & Director, Cenpower Generation

Peter James

CFO, Cenpower Generation

Wale Yusuff

MD, Wärtsilä Marine & Power Services, Nigeria

Anita Otubu

Senior Director, Universal Energy Facility (UEF), SEforALL

Ngozi Beckley-Lines

Country Manager (Sierra Leone), SEforALL

Leticia Insaidoo

MD for Ghana, Bboxx

Sydney Nii Ayitey Tetteh

Executive Head, Client Coverage, Corporate & Investment Banking, Stanbic Bank Ghana

Kobby Bentsi-Enchill

Head of Investment Banking, Stanbic Bank Ghana

Erik Granskog

CEO, Endeavor Energy Holdings

Sarah Lane

MD, Denham Capital

Lindiwe Zwane

Principal Deal Originator (East, West & Central Africa), Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

Prashant Murthy

Investment Manager, British International Investment (BII)

Arnaud Gouet

Senior Vice President Utilities, Release by Scatec

Amana Bawa

Director, Partnerships & Private Sector Engagement, Rockefeller Catalytic Capital (RFCC), Mission 300

Roger Stuart

Head of Regional Representation, European Investment Bank (EIB)

David Ndungu

Principal, CrossBoundary

Rushaiya Ibrahim-Tanko

Project Director (PPA Transparency), Energy for Growth Hub

Michael Konadu

Business Development Director, EMEA, GE Vernova

Charles Abedier

Senior Investment Officer, IFC

Patrick Udechukwu

Director, Business Development, Siemens Energy

Ngoné Tall

Business Development Director, West & Central Africa, AXIAN Energy

Islam Sharawy

Country Manager, Anglo West Africa, Elsewedy Electric

Louis Josiah

Ghana Country Manager, Endeavor Energy Holdings

David Ofosu-Dorte

Senior Partner, AB & David Africa

WA-ECS news

Powering Ghana’s Future: How energy infrastructure is fuelling industrial growth

Gas is driving Ghana’s industrial transformation – and Stanbic Bank Ghana is at the centre of it, financing the infrastructure that powers its progress. As African countries pursue sustainable economic transformation, Ghana stands out for its strategic use of energy resources to drive industrialisation, stimulate job creation, and build resilience in key sectors. At the […]

Ghana to Spotlight Regional Resilience and Clean Energy Opportunities at WAECS 2025

ACCRA, Ghana, 29 October 2025, EnergyNet: Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has been confirmed as Patron of the West Africa Energy Cooperation Summit (WAECS), to be held in Accra from 2–3 December 2025. The Summit brings together regional government leaders, investors, and industry partners to showcase investment opportunities and regional energy integration developments […]

ENN Book Club: The Black History Month Edit

In October, Black History Month is celebrated in the United Kingdom, and in February, it is celebrated in the United States. Black History is not confined to a single month: it encompasses the past, present, and future, shaping the world we live in today. Through literature, stories, and lived experiences, we gain insight into resilience, creativity, and the pursuit of justice. In this […]

Sustainable Energy

Local Power, Global Goals: How ZE-Gen Aligns with Africa’s Sustainable Energy Future

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A lifetime measured in kilowatts

William Amuna, Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana, reflects on a career spanning nearly four decades and the challenges facing the power industry today There was no power grid north of Kumasi when William Amuna was a young engineer fresh out of university. In the mid-1980s, only three out of 10 Ghanaians had […]

Zambia and Zimbabwe Throw Open Their Energy Sectors as Private Capital Rushes to Light Millions

Mozel Chimuka, Agora Village, AfricaWorks | LUSAKA, 27 November 2025 — Nearly ten million Zambians have never switched on a light in their own homes. Across the border, Zimbabwe’s national utility connects 50,000 households per year; its new binding commitment demands 320,000. Both nations have now staked billions on pledges to achieve universal electricity access […]

Unlock the Billion Dollar Vault Hidden Inside Zimbabwe’s Energy Liberalisation

Mozel Chimuka, Agora Village, AfricaWorks | LUSAKA, 27 November 2025 — Zimbabwe currently generates significantly less electricity than required to keep basic lights on, yet the government audaciously demands that private investors triple available capacity within six short years to feed a voracious mining beast that never sleeps. This paradoxical mandate requires the state to […]

Resurrecting the Sleeping Giant of Batoka Gorge to Banish the Darkness Forever

Mozel Chimuka, Agora Village, AfricaWorks | LUSAKA, 27 November 2025 —Seven gigawatts of raw power roar uselessly through the deep gorges separating Zambia and Zimbabwe while the entire Southern African region starves for the very energy that is currently crashing against the rocks and dissipating into the mist. It is a geopolitical tragedy of wasted […]

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