By Mavis Adams
Impression picked among staff and management indicate trust in the performance of the board so far chaired by Prof. John Gatsi.
In corporate governance active boards who are conscious about their mandate to take policy decisions and supervise activities of the organization tend to benefit all in the organization.
Though the complexities surrounding state institutions are different from private institutions and state companies, the board has shown remarkable foresight and determination at regulatory and policy reforms, fair labor practices and welfare , adherence to core mandate with innovation as well as regional expansion to drum home, for example energy efficiency regulatory benefits to all parts of Ghana with strategic focus on five regions of which the first of the five starts in February 2026.
Since mid August 2025 when the board came to Office, there has been improvement in licensing effectiveness, stakeholder engagements which is an important part of regulatory management and improvement in financial and audit oversight.
A new board secretary, internal auditor , head of human resource and head of public affairs have joined the management team to deliver the best for the Commission . In addition , a new chief inspector as provided for by the Energy Commission Act to strengthen regulatory compliance and efficiency. A new local content and local participation coordinator has also been appointed to ensure the purpose of local content regulation is achieved for Ghanaians through effective compliance monitoring.
The salary levels which have been very low have started seeing improvements with commensurate staff commitment. Outstanding labour related issues have been dealt with and the regulatory environment is more strengthened. The commission has issued notices to the public about the regulations of Electric Vehicle Charging stations.
The Commission, this is told may issue a new directive guide senior management including directors and board members as to when it is allowed for these categories of persons to take up appointments and board membership of entities once regulated through a cooling off provision.
The challenge at the port is receiving the attention that it deserves and there will be a significant improvements soon.
The staff and management have been concerned about the continuous stay in office by the executive secretary who attained 60years in October 2025. Her continuous stay is working against reforms and fair labour practices. Some energy sector Think Tanks have started gathering information about the development.Staff also want the board to direct investigations to be conducted into payroll and human resource
