Energy Commission Enters a New Chapter as Adwoa Serwa Bondzie Takes the Helm

Ghana’s energy regulator has entered a new phase of calibrated assertiveness with the appointment of Adwoa Serwa Bondzie as Acting Executive Secretary. Her elevation comes as the Energy Commission sharpens enforcement at the ports, tightens grid safeguards, and signals a firmer regulatory hand in a sector balancing security, transition, and investor confidence.

Airport  Residential Area, Accra | February 11, 2026 — Ghana’s energy regulator has turned a new page. The appointment of Adwoa Serwa Bondzie as Acting Executive Secretary of the Energy Commission signals more than a leadership change; it marks the consolidation of a technocratic era in which regulatory vigilance, energy security, and market discipline are converging under sharper institutional focus.

Bondzie succeeds Ing. Mrs. Eunice Biritwum at a moment when the Commission is recalibrating its posture across the value chain, from port surveillance to grid protection. Her arrival comes as the regulator intensifies enforcement activity at Tema Port, tightening surveillance to curb non-compliant electrical materials, protect state revenues, and shield the national grid from substandard imports. The Commission’s recent operations underscore a clear thesis: regulation is not clerical housekeeping. It is infrastructure.

Bondzie’s professional arc represents an administrator comfortable at the intersection of policy and performance. With over 15 years’ experience spanning energy transition strategy, business development, and project execution, she has cultivated a reputation for marrying technical systems with commercial logic. At the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited, she pioneered the institution’s first Trading Desk, designing a fuel trading architecture that generated $20 million in profit within two years. The model recalibrated BOST’s operational tempo and established a new internal benchmark for efficiency.

Her tenure at BOST also coincided with a material expansion of Ghana’s strategic petroleum reserves, from four weeks to twelve between 2014 and 2016. That shift, achieved amid global price volatility, strengthened the country’s energy security buffer and earned her the company’s Leadership and Dedication Award in 2015. Earlier experience managing multi-million-dollar engineering projects for TechInsights Canada provided exposure to international quality controls and delivery standards, grounding her leadership in execution rather than abstraction.

Academically, Bondzie’s credentials bridge policy and enterprise: an MSc in Public Policy from the University of Bath, an MBA in International Business and Strategy from Henley Business School, a BSc in ICT from GIMPA, and a Graduate Diploma in Project Management from Algonquin College. The composite profile is that of a regulator attuned not only to statutes, but to systems.

Her appointment lands amid a visibly assertive Energy Commission. In recent weeks, the regulator has amplified port inspections at Tema, targeting the influx of uncertified electrical cables and accessories that threaten grid stability and distort competition. By intercepting non-compliant imports before they seep into distribution networks, the Commission has positioned itself as both gatekeeper and guarantor, safeguarding consumer safety while protecting legitimate market actors from unfair undercutting.

This enforcement posture dovetails with broader national objectives. Ghana’s evolving energy mix, marked by renewable integration and grid modernization, demands regulatory agility. Weak oversight in such a transition risks technical losses, fiscal leakages, and reputational drag. Strong oversight, by contrast, becomes a stabilizing force in an otherwise fluid market.

Bondzie’s track record in aligning corporate strategy with national development goals may prove consequential in this context. The Energy Commission’s mandate spans licensing, technical standards, and compliance monitoring across electricity and natural gas. As the country navigates the twin imperatives of reliability and decarbonization, regulatory coherence will be central to investor confidence.

The Commission has called on stakeholders to extend their support to the new Acting Executive Secretary. Yet the broader signal is unmistakable. Ghana’s energy regulator is tightening its guardrails even as it modernizes its outlook. Under Bondzie’s stewardship, the institution appears poised to treat compliance not as friction, but as a foundation.

In a sector where volatility is routine and public scrutiny relentless, the Energy Commission’s message is deliberate: governance is power.