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Ghana capable of owning future of its energy

Mr. Kutortse and Hon. Dzamesi answering questions from the media after the inspection tour of the 50MW PV Solar Plant at Yendi.

The Executive Chairman of the First Sky Group, a wholly owned Ghanaian group of companies, Eric Seddy Kutortse has challenged local expertise to take charge of the future energy ecosystem of the country since the nation boasts of the required local capacity to deliver present and future energy projects to accelerate economic development.

Mr Kutortse noted this was the only way the country's energy sector could be guaranteed by harnessing the power of our natural resources—sun, wind, and water—to drive our economic growth and reduce our reliance on imported energy.

The bold call by Mr Kutortse was made during a working visit to inspect the ongoing construction of a 50MW Solar PV generating power station in the Yendi District of the Northern Region on September 30, 2024, by a high-powered delegation from the members of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy led by its Chair, Owuraku Aidoo.

The inspection delegation also included the Deputy Chief of Staff, Emmanuel Adumua-Bossman, Board Chair of Bui Power Authority (BPA), Kwesi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, members of the Board of BPA, Chief Executive Officer of BPA, Kofi Dzamesi, Senior Management of BPA, Chief Executive Officer and Management of GRIDCo, MP for Yendi Constituency, Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama, the District Chief Executive of Yendi Municipal Assembly among other dignitaries.