The Ghana Grid Company and six employees of the company were last Friday honoured at the Women in Mining and Energy Awards (WiMEA) held at the Mövenpick Hotel in Accra, capital of Ghana.
GRIDCo was adjudged Best Company in Mentorship Programme and Initiatives 2023, with Ing. Mrs. Doreen Ampadu receiving Rising Star Award while Ing. Harriet Owusu Banie won the Outstanding Technical Expert (Energy) Award.
Ing. Mrs. Elikem Obou also received Digital Transformation Pioneer Award 2023, while Emily Otoo Asare (Mrs.) received Diversity and Inclusion Champion of the year 2023 award whilst, Naa Borteley Amartey (Mrs.), was also awarded for Mentor of the Year Award.
Although the awards primarily focused on recognizing women, a special “Man of the Year Award” was presented to Ing. Bernard Gyan, Director of GRIDCo’s Technical Services Department.
In his acceptance speech, Ing. Gyan expressed gratitude for the recognition and emphasized the important contributions of women in his career.
He encouraged other men to appreciate and support the role of women in their lives.
GRIDCo received a total of seven awards out of the twenty-two presented at the event, making them the most awarded organization. AngloGold Ashanti received five awards, and the Volta River Authority (VRA) received four. Other organizations such as the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), the Minerals Income and Investment Fund (MIIF), Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC), and PetroSol also received multiple awards.
WiMEA is an initiative of the Ministry of Energy and it serves as a platform to recognize and celebrate the contributions of women in Ghana’s mining and energy sectors.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
