Hon Dr Joe Oteng-Adjei

Minister of Energy

Date of Birth: 3rd May 1958

Education: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 1977-80; PhD, Power Systems, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1987-90; MBA, Finance and Macro Economics, Cranfield University, Bedford, United Kingdom, 1998-99.

Career: Planning Engineer, Acres International Ltd, Niagara Falls, Canada, 1990-91; Director of Power, Ministry of Energy, Ghana, 1991-2001; Technical Advisor, Energy Commission, 2001-02; Senior Lecturer, Director of Graduate Studies, Coordinator for executive masters programmes, Dean of Graduate Studies, Director, and Academic Registrar, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra, 2002-09; Minister of Energy, 2009 to date.

Consultancy: Utility Tariff Review, Electricity and Waste, 2006; Millennium Challenge Account, 2006; Energy Commission, 2007; Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, 2007; West Africa Power Pool, 2007.