Dr Ishmael Ackah is new PURC Government Secretary
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr Ishmael Ackah because the appearing government secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Fee (PURC).
His appointment takes impact 28 January 2022, pending “receipt of the constitutionally required recommendation of the governing board of the Fee, given in session with the Public Services and products Fee,” the appointment letter signed via the secretary to the president Nana Bediatuo Asante mentioned.
Profile of Ishmael Ackah Ph.D
Ackah is an power economist with greater than 10 years of revel in that spans public carrier, civil society, non-public sector, and academia. He’s the regulatory and electrical energy marketplace professional of the USAID West Africa Power Programme, Ghana.
He’s a fellow of the Institute for Financial Affairs Ghana.
He labored as the top of coverage unit on the Africa Centre for Power Coverage. Ackah served because the technical guide on power and petroleum insurance policies to Ghana’s minister for making plans for 2 years. He used to be the primary coordinator of Native Content material Secretariat on the Ghana Power Fee.
He has equipped analysis consultancies for the United Countries College, the African Building Financial institution, IHS Markit, GOGIG/OPM, Ghana’s Nationwide Accreditation Board, the Herbal Useful resource Governance Institute, SNV Ghana amongst others.
He has printed about 40 peer-reviewed papers in prime affect journals such because the Power Analysis and Social Science Magazine, Magazine of Fresh African Research, Power Potency Magazine, Renewable and Sustainable Power Critiques, the Extractive and Society Magazine, and so forth. Ishmael holds a Ph.D in Power Economics and Coverage from the College of Portsmouth, UK and Msc Power Economics and Coverage, College of Surrey, UK. He had his undergraduate research on the College of Skilled Research, Accra Ghana.
About PURC
The Public Utilities Regulatory Fee (PURC) used to be established in October 1997 beneath the Public Utilities Regulatory Fee Act, 1997 (Act 538) as a multi-sector regulator to keep watch over the availability of electrical energy and water software services and products. The established order of the Fee used to be a part of the Executive of Ghana’s software sector reform procedure.
By means of distinctive feature of the Power Fee Act, 1997 (Act 541) PURC additionally regulates transportation of herbal gasoline services and products.
Below Segment 4 of Act 538, PURC is an unbiased frame and isn’t matter to the regulate of any authority within the efficiency of its purposes. The Fee alternatively submits annual operational and monetary reviews to Parliament. The Workplace of the President additionally workouts some administrative oversight for the Fee.
PURC is made up of 9 commissioners together with a md, an government secretary, an institutional consultant each and every for labour, business and home shoppers, in addition to 4 professionals in quite a lot of sides of the Fee’s paintings. Commissioners are appointed via the President in session with the Council of State for five-year phrases, which might be renewable. The Fee is supported via a Secretariat headed via the Government Secretary.