Dear Colleagues,I extend to you, warm greetings from IIA Ghana. It is an honour to interact with you all, as we are just on the verge of commencing the 2024 Internal Audit Awareness Month. I implore you to participate in creating awareness for our profession. The Internal Audit Awareness Month is an important occasion for
Under the auspices of the Kumasi Area Office the Ashanti Regional branch of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission, organised the maiden sensitisation programme for staff of GRIDCo about the workings of the Right To Information (RTI) Bill. Staff were educated on the provisions of the RTI Act 989, their rights, as well as responsibilities
The Outstanding Personality Award was conferred on GRIDCo’s Director, Audit, Mr. Richard Ntim at the just-ended Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) National Governance Conference. The award is named after the “Late Gilbert Ohene Dokyi”, a former Chief Executive of VRA who played an exemplary role in the formation of the Institute of Internal Auditors
Dear Colleagues, I am honoured to welcome you to the launch of the ‘Internal Audit Awareness Month.’ The Internal Audit Department of GRIDCo has drawn up a programme for the occasion and invites all staff to join in the celebration. The month of May is a time for us to globally recognise and appreciate
With great enthusiasm and a strong sense of solidarity, members of the GRIDCo Senior Staff Association (SSA) and Divisional Union gathered at the Independence Square, alongside other worker groups to observe the 2024 May Day Celebrations. The Union's presence highlighted their commitment to emphasising the role of workers in Ghana.This year's celebration was themed: "The
Representatives from the Board and Management of GRIDCo, the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) attended an interactive session with the Council of State last week, following an invitation.The Council of State requested further information and clarification on the current state of the power sector to enhance its advisory role
The KNUST branch of “Engineering Without Borders” organised a Career Fair on April 5, 2024, at the KNUST campus, Kumasi, hosting professional engineers to inspire and engage young engineering students. Themed “Bridging Academia with Industry: Empowering Future Engineers,” the fair aimed to encourage students to address local challenges by leveraging their education to create location-specific
The Government has praised the efforts to enhance power generation in Ghana's middle belt with the re-commissioning of VRA's Ameri Plant, now named, the Anwomaso Thermal Power Plant (ATPP).A delegation from GRIDCo, including Board Chairman Amb. Kabral Blay-Amihere, Board Member F.F. Antoh, Chief Executive Ing. Ebenezer Kofi Essienyi, Director of the Northern Network Department Ing.
As a follow-up to the recent Management Team’s visits to some GRIDCo project sites in the Upper East and Bono Regions, we present an update on two (2) Substations and Transmission Line projects, which GRIDCo is executing in the Kumasi Operational Area in the Ashanti Region. GRIDCo’s 161kV Konongo-Kumasi (J2K) Transmission Line project, which
Mr. John Boadu, the recently appointed Director General of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) paid a working visit to GRIDCo on Friday, March 22, 2024. Ing. Mark Baah, Director, Corporate Strategy Department & Advisor to the Chief Executive on the Implementation of the Ghana Wholesale Electricity Market (GWEM), welcomed Mr. Boadu on
