The Ghana Energy Awards (GEA) Secretariat is pleased to announce the shortlisted nominees for the 2025 edition of the prestigious awards scheme.
This year’s nomination window, which ran from 9th September to 31st October 2025, received an impressive 500+ submissions, including a remarkable number of first-time entrants, reflecting the growing national interest in celebrating excellence within the energy sector.
The 2025 edition features flagship honours such as Energy Personality of the Year (Male and Female), Chief Executive of the Year (Power and Petroleum), Chief Green Trailblazer Award, Emerging Female Leader in Energy Award, Energy Signature Award, Energy Sector Operational Resilience Award and Energy Advocate of the Year among many others.
Together, these categories highlight the diverse range of individuals, companies, and institutions whose outstanding contributions continue to shape and transform Ghana’s energy ecosystem.
Upholding its reputation for integrity, transparency, and due diligence, the Ghana Energy Awards implemented a rigorous multi-stage evaluation process. The Secretariat, in close collaboration with the distinguished Awarding Panel, conducted detailed reviews, validation exercises, and nationwide site visitations to authenticate submissions and ensure fairness in the shortlisting process.
This year’s Awards is themed “Repositioning the Energy Sector as a Pillar of National Development.” The theme reflects a renewed call for bold innovation, decisive reforms, and strengthened cross-sector linkages to position the energy sector at the heart of Ghana’s socio-economic transformation.
Anticipation is now building for the Awards Night, scheduled for Friday, 28th November 2025, at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra. The event will convene leading policymakers, regulators, CEOs, industry experts, and innovators for an evening dedicated to celebrating excellence and transformational leadership in Ghana’s energy sector.
Organised by the Energy Media Group, the Ghana Energy Awards continues to honour outstanding achievements while inspiring healthy competition and progressive thought leadership across the sector.
The scheme is fully endorsed by the Ministry of Energy, its allied agencies, and the World Energy Council, Ghana, with independent validation by Forvis Mazars and Casely Brooke Law Firm.
Find below the full list of shortlisted nominees for the 9th Ghana Energy Awards:
1. Energy Personality of the Year – Male
• Dr. Yussif Sulemana – Technical Advisor to the Minister for Energy and Green Transition
• Afetsi Awoonor – Managing Director, BOSTenergies Company Limited
• Dr. Shafic Suleman – Executive Secretary, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission
• Ing. Kwame Kpekpena – Managing Director, Electricity Company of Ghana
• Dr. Elikplim Apetorgbor – Chief Executive Officer, Chamber of Independent Power Producers
• Duncan Amoah – Executive Secretary, Chamber of Petroleum Consumers
• Ing. Edward Ekow Obeng-Kenzo – Chief Executive, Volta River Authority
• Maurizio Pinna – Managing Director, Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
• Ing. Kow Eduakwa Sam – Chief Executive Officer, Bui Power Authority
• Ing. Oscar Amonoo-Neizer – Managing Director, Karpowership Ghana Company Limited
• Ing. Mark Baah – Chief Executive, Ghana Grid Company Limited
2. Energy Personality of the Year – Female
• Kate Quartey-Papafio – Chairperson, Reroy Group
• Judith Adjobah Blay – Chief Executive Officer, Ghana National Gas Limited Company
• Victoria Emeafa Hardcastle – Chief Executive Officer, Petroleum Commission
• Nana Yaa Jantuah – Presidential Staffer, Presidency
3. CEO of the Year – Power
• Ing. Adlai Opoku-Boamah – Managing Director, Enclave Power Company
• Ing. Kow Eduakwa Sam – Chief Executive Officer, Bui Power Authority
• Ing. Kwame Kpekpena – Managing Director, Electricity Company of Ghana
• Ing. Oscar Amonoo-Neizer – Managing Director, Karpowership Ghana Company Limited
4. CEO of the Year – Petroleum
• Maurizio Pinna – Managing Director, Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
• Afetsi Awoonor – Managing Director, BOSTenergies Company Limited
• Joseph Kwaku Horgle – Chief Executive Officer, JK Horgle Transport and Company Limited
• Judith Adjobah Blay – Chief Executive Officer, Ghana National Gas Limited Company
• Michael Bozumbil – Chief Executive Officer, PETROSOL Platinum Energy
• Kadijah Amoah – Chief Executive Officer, Pecan Energies Ghana Limited
5. Visionary Leadership Award
• Lesley Arthur – Chief Executive Officer, Cubica Energy
• Ing. Kow Eduakwa Sam – Chief Executive Officer, Bui Power Authority
• Emelia Akumah – President, Africa Energy Technology Centre
• Joseph Kwaku Horgle – Chief Executive Officer, JK Horgle Transport and Company Limited
• Samuel Ampem-Asare – Director, Innovation and Strategic Business Management, Electricity Company of Ghana
• Ing. Seth Mahu – Director, Renewable Energy and Green Transition, Ministry of Energy and Green Transition
• Ing. Justice Ohene-Akoto – Executive Director, Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
• Dr. Yussif Sulemana – Technical Advisor to the Minister for Energy and Green Transition
• Baluri Kassim Bukari – Manager, External Relations, Local Content and Sustainability, Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
• Donald A. Marshall – Founder, Mframadan Energy Management and Research Institute, and D.McHall Project Consulting
6. Outstanding Local Content Initiative of the Year
• Women in Oil and Gas
• Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
• Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
• Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
• JK Horgle Transport and Company Limited
7. Energy Company of the Year – Power
• Sunon Asogli Power
• Enclave Power Company
• Arthur Energy Africa
• Electricity Company of Ghana
• Volta River Authority
• Ghana Grid Company Limited
8. Energy Company of the Year – Petroleum
• PETROSOL Platinum Energy
• BOSTenergies Company Limited
• Ghana National Gas Limited Company
• Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
• JK Horgle Transport and Company Limited
• GOIL PLC
9. Energy Company of the Year – Renewable
• Translight Solar Limited
• Bui Power Authority
• Meinergy Technology Limited
• SolPower Company Limited
10. Energy Institution of the Year
• Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
• National Petroleum Authority
• University of Mines and Technology
• Chamber of Petroleum Consumers
• Petroleum Hub Development Corporation
• Energy Commission
• Regional Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability – University of Energy and Natural Resources
• ECG Training Centre
• Mframadan Energy Management and Research Institute
11. Emerging Female Leader in Energy
• Amy-Esther Attakora Addo – Manager, Technical Audit Section, Volta River Authority
• Doris Duodu – Deputy Director, Bioenergy/Clean Cooking Focal Person, Ministry of Energy and Green Transition
• Ing. Susana Tiwaah Badu-Osei – Plant Operations Manager, Power Operations Department, Bui Power Authority
• Emelia Akumah – President, Africa Energy Technology Centre
12. Rising Star Individual – Male
• Ing. Kwadwo Asante Addo – Civil Engineer, Water Resources and Renewable Energy Department, Volta River Authority
• Humble Addom Courage – Chief Executive Officer, Gye Nyame Card Global
• Ing. Samuel Kyei-Boateng – Project Manager, Helios Solar
• Dr. Elvis Twumasi – Director, Research and Innovation, Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
• Ing. Ebenezer Azeave – Manager, Renewables, Bui Power Authority
• Hubert Nsoh Zan – Assistant Manager, Energy Efficiency, Energy Commission
• Signorenza Assem – Project Assistant, Digital Transformation Project, Electricity Company of Ghana
• Ing. Richmond Alamu, Asset Integrity and Maintenance Manager, Ghana National Gas Limited Company
• Michael Yevu – Regional Business Development Manager, Puma Energy
13. Rising Star Individual – Female
• Ing. Deborah Adjei – Project Documentation Lead and Site Administrator, Renewable Energy Department, Bui Power Authority
• Spes Enyonam Gbeddy – Senior Electrical Engineer, Protection and Control Section, Ghana Grid Company Limited
• Miriam Randolph-Akushie – Director, Business Development, Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
• Ing. Priscilla Martey Odetsi – Planning Engineer, Technical Services Department, Volta River Authority
14. Rising Star Company
• Kofa Technologies
• Gye Nyame Card Global
• Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
• Wahu Mobility
• D.McHall Project Consulting
15. The Energy Signature Award
• Prof. Samuel Gyamfi – Dean, School of Energy, University of Energy and Natural Resources
• Duncan Amoah – Executive Secretary, Chamber of Petroleum Consumers
• Ing. Justice Ohene-Akoto – Executive Director, Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
• Ing. Kwaku Sarpong Akosa – Director, Engineering Services, Bui Power Authority
• Ing. Sulemana Abubakari – Acting Director, Power, Ministry of Energy and Green Transition
• Bellona-Gerard Vittor-Quao – Manager, External Communications, Nuclear Power Ghana
16. Chief Green Trailblazer Award
• Humble Addom Courage – Chief Executive Officer, Gye Nyame Card Global
• Donald A. Marshall – Founder, Mframadan Energy Management and Research Institute, and D.McHall Project Consulting
• Prof. Samuel Gyamfi – Dean, School of Energy, University of Energy and Natural Resources
• Lesley Arthur – Chief Executive Officer, Cubica Energy
• Ing. Matthew Seddoh Akatey – General Manager, Engineering and Operations, Helios Solar
• Dr. Elvis Twumasi – Director, Research and Innovation, Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
17. Downstream Company of the Year
• Puma Energy
• GOIL PLC
• PETROSOL Platinum Energy
• TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana PLC
• JK Horgle Transport and Company Limited
• Star Oil Ghana
18. Energy Reporter of the Year
• Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith – A1 Radio
• Shadrack Odame Agyare – Metro TV
• Kwabena Adu Koranteng – The National Voice Newspaper
• Mabel Adokor Annang – Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
• Emmanuel Aboagye-Wiafe – Energy Crossroad
• Kweku Bolton – Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
19. Innovation Project of the Year
• D.McHall Project Consulting
• Gye Nyame Card Global
• Aetos Engineering Solutions
• Electricity Company of Ghana
• University of Mines and Technology
• Energy Commission
• Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
• Bui Power Authority
• University of Energy and Natural Resources
• Meinergy Technology Limited
• Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
20. Energy Think Tank of the Year
• Mframadan Energy Management and Research Institute
• Eureka Chamber of Energy Solutions
• Chamber of Petroleum Consumers
• Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
• Institute for Energy Security
21. Energy Advocate of the Year
• Dr. Elvis Twumasi – Director, Research and Innovation, Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
• Julius Nkansah-Nyarko – Senior Manager, Renewable Energy Regulation, Energy Commission
• Dr. Yussif Sulemana – Technical Advisor to the Minister for Energy and Green Transition
• Ing. Justice Ohene-Akoto – Executive Director, Africa Sustainable Energy Centre
• Bellona-Gerard Vittor-Quao – Manager, External Communications, Nuclear Power Ghana
• Duncan Amoah – Executive Secretary, Chamber of Petroleum Consumers
• Dr. Riverson Oppong – Chief Executive Officer, Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies
• Hubert Nsoh Zan – Assistant Manager, Energy Efficiency, Energy Commission
• Dr. Robert Bright Mawuko Sogbadji – Deputy Director, Nuclear and Emerging Green Techologies, Ministry of Energy and Green Transition
22. Energy Sector Operational Resilience Award
• West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited
• Enclave Power Company
• Electricity Company of Ghana
• JK Horgle Transport and Company Limited
23. Excellence in Power Generation
• Karpowership Ghana Company Limited
• Sunon Asogli Power
• Bui Power Authority
• Volta River Authority
24. Clean Energy Initiative of the Year
• Zoil Services Limited
• Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
• Gye Nyame Card Global
• Bui Power Authority
• Mframadan Energy Management and Research Institute
• Electricity Company of Ghana
25. Brand of the Year
• SolPower Company Limited
• National Petroleum Authority
• Gye Nyame Card Global
• Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies
• Ghana Grid Company Limited
• Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
• Ghana National Gas Limited Company
26. Corporate Social Responsibility of the Year
• West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited
• Vivo Energy Ghana PLC
• Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
• Chamber of Petroleum Consumers
• Bui Power Authority
• TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana PLC
• Ghana National Gas Limited Company
27. Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Excellence Award
• Aetos Engineering Solutions
• Enclave Power Company
• Bui Power Authority
• Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
• Electricity Company of Ghana
• Volta River Authority
• Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
• Ghana National Gas Limited Company
• Zoil Services Limited
28. Energy Infrastructure Partnership of the Year
• Electricity Company of Ghana
• Ghana National Gas Limited Company
• D.McHall Project Consulting
• Energy Commission
• Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
29. Upstream Company of the Year
• 7Eleven Energy Services
• Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
• Eni Ghana Exploration & Production
• MODEC
• GRO Oilfield Alliance Ghana
