By: Prince Owusu
The Energy Commission has certified 30 young men and women who have successfully completed training in energy auditing and management. Effective energy auditing and management are critical to the promotion of energy efficiency.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Commission, Madam Adwoa Serwaa Bondzie said “the work of the energy audit professionals is very important to ensure that we don’t waste power, ensure low energy costs for businesses and households, improving comfort and productivity in buildings is very important and supporting Ghana’s commitment to climate change actions and environmental protection”.
She further urged the graduates to focus on government’s energy transition agenda, which when adopted into their activities will lower electricity cost for households and industries.
Kwabena Bempong, President of the Ghana Consulting Engineers Association said “the energy audit professionals must empower businesses and households. Said, many energy users do not know where their money goes, you will show them. More importantly, you will provide a practical roadmap, you say change this lamp, insulate that pipe, repair that valve, change that air conditioner, and that’s going to be money in their hand or money in their pockets as we prefer to say. When they follow your advice their bills drop, pressure on Ghana’s electricity grid eases”.
Professor John Gatsi, the Board Chairman of the Energy Commission said “ the role of the energy audit professionals is very important to ensure that Ghanaians become certain about gadgets that they buy into their homes, so we please with them to do their jobs diligently to ensure that the purpose of this program is achieved”.
The Energy Audit Certification and Awards Ceremony was held to recognize professionals who have successfully completed specialized training in energy auditing and management, while also celebrating excellence in energy efficiency practices.
Awards were presented in three categories, Energy Audit Professionals, Sustainable Energy Management Professionals and Sustainable Energy Action Plans.
The certification training course organized by the Energy Commission provides capacity building efforts aimed at developing a reliable and well recognized workforce of certified energy experts in energy efficiency.
This year’s event is the second edition. It was under the theme, “A Greener Ghana: The Role of the Energy Audit Professional.”
