NAPO praises JICA for its impact in energy sector

The Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has hailed the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) for its immense contribution to Ghana’s Energy Sector.

According to him, JICA has over the years contributed immensely to enhancing the capacities of staff in the energy sector to be able to acquire the necessary technological know-how in the advancement of the sector.

He made this known when a delegation from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) led by the outgoing Chief Country Representative for Ghana, Mr. Yasumichi Araki paid a visit to officially introduce Ms. Suzuki Momoko who is taking over as the new Chief Country Representative.

He said, “In the energy sector, I applauded JICA’s support for us, among others in the form of technical training aimed at enhancing the capacities of our staff to be able to acquire the necessary technological know-how in advancement of the sector”.

Read The Minister’s Statement Below

Yesterday, I received a delegation from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) led by the outgoing Chief Country Representative for Ghana, Mr. Yasumichi Araki. The visit was to officially introduce Ms. Suzuki Momoko who is taking over as the new Chief Country Representative and also for us to discuss matters of cooperation between our energy sector and JICA.

In my remarks, I made allusions to the long-standing relationship between Ghana and Japan in the areas of Energy, Education, Sanitation, Health, among other key areas of our national economy.

In the energy sector, I applauded JICA’s support for us, among others in the form of technical training aimed at enhancing the capacities of our staff to be able to acquire the necessary technological know-how in advancement of the sector.

Whilst expressing my commitment to collaborating with Ms. Momoko in furtherance of our respective interests, I have no doubt that the relationship between Ghana and Japan will grow from strength to strength