At the inauguration of the GIMPA-PURC Centre of Excellence in Public Utility Regulation (CEPUR) on Tuesday morning, Energy minister, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh reminded the gathering of the need for academia and industry to take the call to research seriously.
He further called for a deeper nexus of industry and the corporate world to engage in quality and strategic studies aimed at finding practical solutions to real issues and actualize research findings to develop our economy.
The minister therefore indicated that the decision by the PURC and GIMPA to establish a Centre of Excellence in Public Utility Regulation; an institutional collaboration to promote and develop competencies and expertise in economic regulation for the electricity, water, natural gas and other public utility service sectors, is timely and relevant.
“This is because emerging dynamics in the energy sector including the energy transition and energy security concerns, require a competent and skillful workforce that is ready to help position Ghana and Africa to secure sustainable outcomes for future generations” he stated.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh urged CEPUR to develop robust programs that will meet the contemporary trends in utility regulation and will also be time tested to suit the dynamics of future trends and requirements.
Whilst he congratulate the PURC and GIMPA on the occasion of the launch of the Centre of Excellence in Public Utility Regulation (CEPUR) and also, PURC’s 25th Anniversary which was marked in October last year, he was optimistic that the PURC will challenge itself even more to attain higher laurels in the coming years, so as to consolidate its current place among utility regulators in Africa.
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