Mr. Wisdom Ahiataku-Togobo

Mr. Wisdom Ahiataku-Togobo

Director, Renewables

Mr. Wisdom Ahiataku-Togobo has a BSc degree in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Ghana, Legon and an MSc degree in Renewable Energy from the University of Oldenburg, Germany. He also has a post graduate Diploma in Economics (Investment Appraisal and Risk Management) from Queens University, Kingston Canada. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Sustainable Energy Policy at the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani.

He started his career in the renewable energy sector in 1989 as an Associate Programme Officer with the then National Energy Board and has over the years developed his skills and capacity in the implementation of various renewable energy programmes for rural energy access.

Until joining Bui Power Authority, he was the Director of Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Energy, Ghana for eleven (11) years (2010-2021) and was very instrumental in the development and passage of the Renewable Energy Act, 2011 (Act 832). He also played a leading role in the development and amendment of the Bui Power Authority Amendment Act 2020 (Act 1046) and the Renewable Energy Amendment Act 2020 (Act 1045). Mr. Ahiataku-Togobo also chaired the Committee that developed the Ghana Renewable Energy Master Plan (REMP) in 2019.

Mr. Ahiataku-Togobo was the Renewable Energy Expert for the World Bank on the Ghana Energy Development and Access Project (GEDAP) from 2008 to 2009. He has also worked with the UNDP as the Project Coordinator for the UNDP Household Energy Programme in Ghana hosted by the Energy Commission.

Mr. Ahiataku-Togobo is a Board Member of the Ghana Nuclear Institute and a founding member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He is also a visiting lecturer and has a number of publications, articles and reports on renewable energy and sustainable development to his credit.