Ing. Edward Ekow Obeng-Kenzo is the Chief Executive of the Volta River Authority (VRA). A mechanical engineer and seasoned business executive, he brings more than two decades of leadership in the power sector, with a proven record in strategic planning, operations management, and infrastructure development. His work blends technical depth with commercial discipline to improve power supply reliability, optimize generation assets, and strengthen organizational performance.
Before becoming the Chief Executive, he served as Deputy Chief Executive for Engineering and Operations, where he supervised major strategic projects and managed a generation portfolio in excess of 2,500 MW. In 2024, He empowered an in-house team to dismantle, relocate, and recommission a 150 MW GE Ameri thermal plant—an entirely internal engineering achievement that improved power quality in northern Ghana. He also oversaw the modernization of the Takoradi Thermal Power Station to secure an additional 15 years of dependable operation.
While serving as Director of the VRA Thermal Generation Business Unit, He designed and led the Thermal Operations and Maintenance Improvement Plan, a program that significantly advanced VRA’s operational efficiency and financial performance.
Throughout his career, he has managed complex engineering expansion projects, lifeextension and modernization projects, as well as day-to-day power plant operations. He held senior roles at the Tema Thermal Power Complex, including Plant Manager and Operations Manager, and led major programs such as the Tema Thermal 2 Power Project.
He is a Fellow of the Ghana Institution of Engineers and holds a Master of Public Administration from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He has completed executive programs at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and specialized training in power system economics, FIDIC contract management, gas turbine operations, energy auditing, and cultural transformation and corporate governance.
