To appreciate the College of Engineering, KNUST, for their immense contribution to the workforce of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), the CEO, Ing. Ebenezer Kofi Essienyi, promised to assist with the transformation of the Levine Hall into a new state-of-the-art conference room during his annual tour earlier this year. To honour that pledge, GRIDCo donated GH¢ 250,000.00 to the College of Engineering, KNUST, on 10th November 2023.
On behalf of the management of the College of Engineering and the entire university, Prof. Kwabena Biritwum Nyarko, Provost of the College of Engineering, appreciated the kind gesture. He acknowledged GRIDCO’s previous donation of One million Ghana cedis towards the KNUST College of Engineering Endowment Fund (KCEEF), and commended their continuous support as a strong industry partner.
Samuel Kow Acquah, Acting Director in the Office of the CEO, said GRIDCo’s success over the years is because of the hard work of its workforce, of which 90% are all graduates from KNUST.
“We have always felt that it is expedient to support KNUST, especially the College of Engineering, where most of our staff have their root. This is the reason why we have this strong collaboration. We are working on establishing more collaborative projects in getting the stimulators running, decommissioning some equipment at our stations and making it available to the College for hands-on training. GRIDCO will continue to support KNUST and the College of Engineering,” he intimated.
The GRIDCo team present were: Bismark Anane, Maintenance Manager, Northern Network, Samuel Kow Acqua, Acting Director in the Office of the CEO, Benjamin Kingsford Nti, Director, Northern Network and Ruth Abanga, Officer Responsible for Corporate Social Responsibility.
Prof. Kwaku Amaning Adjei, Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Geoengineering and Prof. Emmanuel Frimpong, Dean of the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, were also present.
