Mr. AgyarkoMr. Kofi Agyarko is an experienced energy efficiency expert whose expertise transcends international borders.
Prior to joining the Energy Commission, He worked as a Professional Associate in SEED Solutions, a consultancy firm that has a specialty in energy management. He played an important role in the deployment of prepayment metering system for both electricity and water in Ghana.
At the Energy Commission, He has assisted in the design and successful implementation of a number of energy efficiency projects. His contribution was critical in the 2007 mass CFL exchange programme in Ghana and the installation of capacitor banks in selected public buildings. He managed the flagship GEF-UNDP funded project on Energy Efficient Refrigerators and Market Transformation in Ghana which yielded annual energy savings of 400GWh.
He has successfully forged and nurtured a collaborative relationship between the Energy Commission and various energy sector stakeholders, and has organized and served as resource person on a number of seminars and workshops on Energy Efficiency and Conservation which have been heavily patronized by the sector stakeholders and industry. He has also served as a resource person on a number of energy efficiency and conservation seminars in Africa and beyond, a regular panelist of IEA Global Energy Efficiency conferences and Vienna Energy Forum (VEF).
He served as a member of the UNEP refrigerator and lighting task force formed in 2015 to develop policy guidelines for accelerated uptake of energy efficient appliances worldwide. He also served as a member of the Energy Efficiency Task Force of the Montreal Protocol Technical and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP). He currently serves as an Interim Steering Committee member of Cool Coalition and the chairman of the Working Group on used products import to Africa. He has been the focal person of ECOWAS Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) since 2010.
By his frequent participation in radio and television interviews and discussions on the Commission’s work and activities, he has succeeded in positioning the Energy Commission as a very credible policy advisor of energy efficiency solutions to the government of Ghana. He has experience in end-use energy analysis, identification of energy saving opportunities and quantification and justification of energy efficiency projects.
His contribution to the body of knowledge in the energy efficiency space, by articles published in reputable journals, is astounding.
