- GRIDCo Names New Chief Executive and Confirms Two Deputy Executives
The Board of the Ghana Grid Company Limited has appointed Ing. Frank Asirifi Otchere as the company’s new Chief Executive, in a leadership move that comes at a sensitive period for Ghana’s power transmission system.
The appointment was announced in a circular issued on May 8, 2026, and signed by GRIDCo Board Chairlady Kuukua Maurice Ankrah. The Board also confirmed Ing. Samuel Nkansah as Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Finance and Resources.
In addition, Ing. Samed Abdul Ibrahim, who currently serves as Director of the Project Implementation Unit, has been appointed Acting Deputy Chief Executive responsible for Engineering and Operations.
The appointments took effect from May 8, 2026. GRIDCo’s Board urged staff of the power transmission company to offer the newly appointed executives the necessary cooperation and support as they take up their new responsibilities. The leadership changes come at a crucial moment for GRIDCo, which sits at the centre of Ghana’s electricity transmission architecture. The company is responsible for transmitting power from generation sources to distribution utilities and bulk customers, making it one of the most important institutions in the country’s energy value chain.
The appointments also follow recent efforts to stabilise power supply after the fire incident at the Akosombo switchyard control room, which temporarily disrupted electricity generation and transmission operations.
For GRIDCo, the immediate task for the new leadership will be to sustain system reliability, strengthen operational response capacity and reassure consumers, industry and market participants that transmission stability remains a priority.
The appointment of a substantive Chief Executive, together with confirmed leadership for finance, resources, engineering and operations, signals an attempt to consolidate executive oversight at a time when Ghana’s power sector continues to face structural and operational pressures.
New GRIDCo’s leadership will therefore inherit not only a technical mandate, but a strategic one: to strengthen grid resilience, support power reliability and help rebuild confidence in the stability of the national transmission network.
