Richard Gyan-Mensah
Richard Gyan-Mensah is the Deputy Minister-Designate for Energy and Green Transition in Ghana. He has been in the news for advocating the use of technology to reduce human interference in the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to enhance revenue collection and address financial challenges within the power distribution sector.
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In a speech delivered on his behalf by the Deputy Minister, Richard Gyan-Mensah, at the commissioning of the MBH Power Meter Manufacturing Facility in Tema yesterday.
Govt probes electricity bills, meter issues - Local company starts meter production
Ghana· 2026-02-26
Richard Gyan-Mensah, the Deputy Minister of Energy and Green Transition, lauded BPA’s renewable initiatives.
Bui Power posts $64.5m profit in 2024 - Doubles projections despite liquidity challengesGhana· 2025-09-01
The Deputy Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, has said the government will expand renewable energy to augment the energy mix.
Energy Ministry plans expansion of renewable energy, calls for investorsGhana· 2025-05-19
Richard Gyan-Mensah is the Deputy Minister of Energy and Green Transition who received the report from the committee.
2023 Akosombo dam spillage: C’ttee recommends adequate compensation for victimsGhana· 2025-05-12
Hon Richard Gyan-Mensah highlighted Ghana’s geographic advantage and petroleum assets as key to becoming a regional energy leader.
Ghana’s petroleum hub requires unified action - Petroleum Hub CEO at inter-agency dialogueGhana· 2025-04-30
Richard Gyan-Mensah, Deputy Minister of Energy and Green Transition, underscored Ghana’s openness to investment.
GNPC’s EXPLORCO to drill first Voltaian Basin Well in 2026 as Ghana courts energy investorsGhana· 2025-04-18
Deputy Minister Richard Gyan-Mensah has said that a final decision on ECG's future will soon be determined.
Cabinet to decide ECG’s future soon, restructuring among options – Deputy Energy MinisterGhana· 2025-04-03
Richard Gyan-Mensah is appointed as a deputy minister in the Ministry of Energy & Green Transition.
Mahama swears in 13 deputy ministers, stresses importance of lean governmentGhana· 2025-03-13
Richard Gyan-Mensah has expressed strong support for nuclear energy as part of efforts to reduce Ghana’s high electricity costs.
Nuclear power can help reduce Ghana’s high electricity costs - Gyan-MensahGhana· 2025-02-25
Richard Gyan-Mensah has pledged support for installing solar panels on government buildings and schools across the country.
Gyan-Mensah: Deputy Minister-Designate for Energy advocates solar power for government buildings and schoolsGhana· 2025-02-25Richard Gyan-Mensah has thrown his support behind the use of technology to tackle revenue collection challenges at the Electricity Company of Ghana.
Reducing human interference in ECG’s operations will improve revenue – Deputy energy minister-nomineeGhana· 2025-02-25