President Mahama has appointed Deputy Chief Executive for the Volta River Authority (VRA) Ing. Edward Obeng Kenzo has been appointed acting Chief Executive.
Ing. Kenzo at a brief ceremony today Wednesday, February 5, 2025, took over from outgoing CE Ing. Emmanuel Antwi Darkwa.
Below is the profile of the new VRA boss:
PROFILE – ING. EDWARD EKOW OBENG-KENZO
Ing. Edward Ekow Obeng-Kenzo is an accomplished Business Executive, focused on supporting cross functional teams in achieving exceptional, mission critical results in highly competitive environments that demand continuous improvement to increase return on investment (RoI) and deliver customer satisfaction.
Ing. Obeng Kenzo has twenty-four years’ experience in the power sector.
He holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration (MPA) and a Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
He is a member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering.
Prior to his appointment into his current position, Ing. Edward Obeng Kenzo served as Deputy Chief Executive Engineering and Operations.
He had earlier served as the Director, Thermal Generation SBU, Plant Manager, Tema Thermal Power Complex (TTPC), Operations Manager, TTPC and Project Manager, Tema Thermal 2 Power Project, (49.5MW Siemens Emergency Power Plant).