President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, as the new Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This appointment was confirmed in a letter signed by the Executive Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo.
Afenyo-Markin succeeds Herbert Krapa, who has now taken on the role of Minister of State at the Energy Ministry. Krapa had replaced Keli Gadzekpo, who resigned from the position on March 26, 2024.
The statement from Nana Asante Bediatuo urged Afenyo-Markin to take the necessary steps to formalize his appointment in line with the Companies Act 2019 (Act 992) and the company’s regulations.
Krapa became ECG board chair on April 9, 2024, while serving as Deputy Minister for Energy, following Gadzekpo’s resignation. Gadzekpo, an experienced entrepreneur with over two decades of investment banking experience, is currently the Board Chairman of Enterprise Group and the Chair of the Databank Foundation.