The African Energy Chamber (AEC) is excited to announce that Dr. K. K. Sarpong, CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has confirmed his attendance at the upcoming African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 interactive conference and exhibition. Joining Ghana's Minister of Energy, Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, and a delegation of industry leaders from the country, Dr. Sarpong will speak at the event, driving a dialogue around the value of local content, the pursuit of local capacity and participation, and the role of women in the country's oil and gas sector.

An industry leader with over 35 years-experience in executive management, Dr. Sarpong has served as CEO of the GNPC since 2017. Under his leadership, the GNPC has made significant progress in accelerating exploration and production across the country. In 2019, the GNPC, in partnership with Springfield E&P, made a billion-dollar discovery in the West Cape Points Block 2, offshore Ghana, emphasizing the world-class standard of its local companies. Ghana has placed upstream activities at the forefront of sectoral growth and continues to attract significant levels of foreign investment through a favorable investor and enabling environment. However, it is local Ghanaian companies that are driving energy sector growth and Dr. Sarpong's participation at AEW 2021 will only emphasize this.

Dr. Sarpong's participation at AEW 2021 is set to drive a discussion on the value of local content, promoting the role of local companies and people in creating sustainable project developments. The GNPC's primary vision "to be a leading global oil and gas company, whose operations have a profound impact on the quality of life of the people of Ghana." With a mandate "to ensure that Ghana obtains the greatest possible benefits from the development of its petroleum resources," the GNPC aims to maximize local content within the energy mix, empowering indigenous businesses within the value chain in a bid to boost job creation and economic growth.