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Position:
Managing Director
Name of Firm
EnerWise Africa
Name of Staff
Joe Asamoah
Date of Birth
2 September 1951
Nationality
Ghanaian
Key Qualification:
Dr Asamoah is a specialist in the development of energy, oil and gas, Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM) and environment projects with extensive research, project management, scenario development
and strategic planning skills. He has a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) (Hons) degree in Chemical
Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Joe
completed a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh,
Scotland, in 1993. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Environmental Engineering
with focus on Energy, Environment, Natural Gas, Techno-Economics and Sustainable Development
from the University of The Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dr Asamoah has over 11 years industrial experience, mainly in the technical, environment, quality
control, project management, production and management fields with various firms including
Firestone Ghana Limited, Tarkwa Goldfields in Ghana, as well as with the Transkei Mining
Corporation in South Africa. He was the Manager of the South African National Low-Smoke Fuel
Programme from 1995 – 1998, while working as the Chief Energy Specialist at the Department of
Minerals and Energy (DME), Pretoria, South Africa. In the DME, Dr Asamoah was involved in
crafting policy, operational, commercial and regulatory documents/instruments for energy resources.
He has done extensive work - research, writing articles, advocacy and consultancy services - on the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol and has
undertaken mitigation and adaptation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Dr
Asamoah was the first Convenor of the Activities Implemented Jointly (AIJ) & the Global
Environment Facility (GEF) Working Group of the South African National Committee on Climate
Change. The Working Group was the clearing-house for AIJ and GEF projects in South Africa.
Furthermore, he served as a member of the ad hoc International Working Group on the Clean
Development Mechanism (CDM) that primarily looked at building Public-Private Partnerships on the
technical, financial and institutional issues under the Kyoto Protocol. He is a consultant at EnerWise
Africa. He is quite adept at human capacity and institutional building. Dr. Asamoah is a Council
Member (Scholar) of the Gerson Lehrman Group – the biggest global online consulting firm.
Biographical Information
Education:
Name of institution
Degree obtained
University of the Witwatersrand, PhD in Energy
Johannesburg, South Africa
Heriot-Watt University,
Edinburgh, Scotland
MBA
Date obtained
2006
1993
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Kwame Nkrumah University of B.Sc (Hons) Chemical Engineering
Science and Technology, Kumasi,
Ghana
1976
Membership of Professional Associations: Member, South African National Energy Association;
Member, National Association of Clean Air; Member, International Co-generation Association
Awards and Achievements: 1998, International Award- Thomas Kuhn’s Medal: Hopes for the
Future for a Sustainable World. This award was given under the joint auspices of the International
Academy of Science and the International Union of Air Pollution and Enviromental Protection
Associations at the World Clean Air Congress; 2001. Biographed in the 18 th and subsequent editions
of Marquis Who’s Who in the World (Professional Category); 2009, Scholar, Gerson Lehrman Group
(The biggest online consulting group)
Papers, Articles and Publications:
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JK Asamoah; Fuel Cell- The Future Source of Electric Power
JK Asamoah; Power Generation and Consumption in Ghana
JK Asamoah; The Aftermath of the Electricity crises in Ghana
JK Asamoah; The West African Gas Pipeline Project
JK Asamoah; Darling Wind Farm Project- The Future Green Electricity in South Africa
JK Asamoah; The Assessment of the Potential of Substituting Fuel and Oil with Natural Gas
in South Africa (Book)
JK Asamoah; Pioneering the concept of IPPs in South Africa
JK Asamoah; Developments in the Hydrocarbon Industry in Nigeria
JK Asamoah; Wither Electricity Generation in South Africa? The Nuclear Option
JK Asamoah; Making the Oil and Gas find in Ghana a Blessing (Book)
JK Asamoah; The Global Oil and Gas Bonanza: Africa’s share (Book)
Other Training:
Date
Training
Location
1999
Logical Framework Approach
South Africa
1995
Mid-Managers Course on Leadership
South Africa
1978
Supervisory Training for Engineers
Ghana
Countries of Work Experience: Ghana, South Africa, Qatar, Mauritius, Kenya and Burkina Faso
Languages:
Language
Speaking
Reading
Writing
English
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
French
Excellent
Good
Good
Employment record:
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Year
Employer
Position held
2010-Date
EnerWise Africa
Consultant
2009-2010
Qatar Petroleum
Process Instructor
2008-2009
Qatar Petroleum
Sustainable Development Specialist
2006-2008
Regent University College of
Science and Technology
Dean
1999-2006
EnerWise Africa
Managing Director
1995-1998
Department of Minerals and Energy
Chief Energy Specialist
1990-1994
Transkei Mining Corporation
Project Manager
1986-1990
Ngcongolo School
Tutor
1982-1986
Cocoa Products Factory
Senior Chemist
1980-1982
Tarkwa Goldfields
Process Engineer
1977-1980
Firestone Ghana
Tyre Development Engineer
Work undertaken that best illustrates capability to handle the tasks assigned
Name of assignment or The Paradox of Plenty in the Western Region of Ghana
project
Year
2011
Location
Ghana
Client
UNDP Ghana
Main project features
This study which is ongoing shows the adverse impacts of the
upstream oil and gas industry on socio-economic activities in the
Western Region of Ghana. The Western Region is home to the
emerging upstream oil and gas industry.
Positions held
Consultant
Name of assignment or The Potential of Indigenous Knowledge in Strategically
contributing to Migration and Adaptation to Climate Change- A
project
case study Ghana
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Year
2009
Location
Ghana
Client
BEA International
Main project features
This work showed how indigenous knowledge can add value to
the development of sustainable climate change mitigation and
adaptation strategies that can support local communities’ efforts
in addressing climate change problems and ensuring sustainable
conservation and natural resource management.
Positions held
Specialist
Activities performed
Project Risk Management, Financial Management, Quality
Assurance, Change Management Services.
Name of assignment or Sustainable Development Blueprint for Qatar Petroleum
project
Year
2008
Location
Qatar
Client
Qatar Petroleum
Main project features
The work involved the revision of the Sustainable Development
Blueprint and aligning it with Qatar’s National Vision 2030
Positions held
Specialist
Name of assignment or
South African Coal Report and Nigerian Coal Report
project
Year
2008
Location
Ghana
Client
VALCO
Main project features
These reports focused on the coal characteristics and the coal
industry on the whole in these countries. The reports were written
for VALCO in Ghana for the proposed coal-fired power station
for their alumina plant.
Positions held
Fossil Fuel Consultant
Name of assignment or
Desktop Studies on Building an LNG Import Terminal in
Ghana including Market Opportunities for GECAD in light
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project
of Ghana’s Oil and Gas find
Year
2008
Location
Ghana
Client
GECAD
Main project features
It focused on finding the scope of conducting a feasibility study
into building an LNG Import Terminal in Ghana as well as
strategising on market opportunities available to GECAD; in
light of the recent oil and gas find in Ghana
Positions held
Project Director
Name of assignment or Project Design Document (CDM): Energy Efficiency in
project
Educational Institutions in Ghana
Year
2008
Location
Ghana
Client
Government of Ghana
Main project features
In this project, a Project Policy document was crafted for the E
+Co for carbon dioxide credits for energy efficiency
improvement in Public Universities in Ghana
Positions held
Climate Change Expert
Name of assignment or
Business Plan for an Independent Power Plant (IPP)
project
Year
2007
Location
Ghana
Client
Energy West
Main project features
In this project, a business plan was crafted for an IPP to be sited
in Tema using a combined-cycle gas turbine technology to
generate electricity from natural gas.
Positions held
Consultant
Name of assignment or Energy Efficiency Improvement in Commercial Buildings
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project
Year
2004
Location
Ghana
Client
Energy West
Main project features
In this project, a business plan was crafted for an IPP to be sited
in Tema using a combined-cycle gas turbine technology to
generate electricity from natural gas.
Positions held
Consultant
Year
2002
Location
South Africa / USA
Client
GEF
Main project features
The purpose of the project was to evaluate the extent to which
project had achieved its main objectives as specified during the
restructuring in 1994, and the policies adopted by the GEF
Council thereafter. This project was called OPS II
Positions held
National Consultant of South Africa
Year
2006
Location
Africa / USA
Client
GEF
Main project features
The purpose of the project was to evaluate the extent to which
had achieved its main objectives since OPS II. It was called OPS
III.
Positions held
Consultant in two African countries – Mauritius and Burkina
Faso
Year
2004
Location
Ghana
Client
Energy West
Main project features
In this project, a business plan was crafted for an IPP to be sited
in Tema using a combined-cycle gas turbine technology to
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generate electricity from natural gas.
Positions held
Consultant
Name of assignment or
African Environment Outlook (AEO-2)
project
Year
2005
Location
Kenya
Client
UNEP
Main project features
This project involved the planning and writing of scenarios on
the above thematic areas for Africa for 2005 to 2020.
Positions held
Author (Scenarios on Sustainable Energy and the Atmosphere)
Name of assignment or Near Grid Renewable Energy Projects and Green Financing
project
Opportunities
Year
2000
Location
South Africa
Client
Department of Minerals and Energy
Main project features
This study developed three renewable energy projects for
providing electricity to a rural community and the looked at
viable ways of financing green projects in South Africa.
Positions held
Lead Consultant
Referees:
Mike Woode
Energy Economist
Address: P.O. Box A/C 142,
Arts Center,
Accra
Sam Adu-Asare
Consultant: AGSI
DTD, 163 Cantonments
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 021-500257/ 0244 -371354
Email: [email protected]
Mob: +233 244 681 611
e-mail: [email protected]
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Dr Charles Owiredu
Tertiary Educational Consultant
Dansoman
Accra, Ghana
Mob: +233 244 601 764
e-mail: [email protected]
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