Organizational Structure
Clear accountability, effective delivery, and interdisciplinary collaboration
SEC Organogram
The SEC is structured to ensure clear accountability, effective delivery of its mandate, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
SEC Director
Overall strategic and administrative leadership
Reports to: Vice-Chancellor / Dean, School of Engineering
Head, Short Courses & Capacity Building
Training & Education Division
Head, Grants & Research
Research Division
Lead, Power & Energy Efficiency
Technical Research Unit
Lead, AI & Robotics
Technology Innovation Unit
Lead, E-Mobility & Green Transport
Sustainable Mobility Unit
Roles & Responsibilities Overview
SEC Director
Provides overarching strategic, academic, and administrative leadership for the Centre — including vision, external partnerships, resource mobilization, and quality assurance of all outputs.
Reports to: Vice-Chancellor / Dean, School of Engineering
Head, Short Courses & Capacity Building
Designs, coordinates, and delivers professional training programmes, workshops, and continuing education courses in sustainable energy for industry, government, and civil society stakeholders.
Reports to: SEC Director
Head, Grants & Research
Leads the Centre's research agenda, coordinates grant prospecting and proposal development, and ensures the quality, ethics, and impact of all SEC research activities.
Reports to: SEC Director
Research Units & Leads
Power & Energy Efficiency
Lead: Abdul-Majid Issah Malori
Applied research on renewable energy integration, smart grid technologies, power system reliability, energy audits, and efficiency assessments for industries and institutions.
AI & Robotics
Lead: Ing. Dr. Raymond Gyaang
AI/ML applications in energy system forecasting, fault detection and optimisation; robotics for solar maintenance, and smart automation for the energy sector.
E-Mobility & Green Transport
Lead: Christopher Dabire Naya
Research on electric vehicles, EV charging infrastructure feasibility, solar-powered charging solutions, green transport policy, and carbon footprint studies.
Research Fellows
Early- to mid-career researchers embedded within technical units, conducting original research and contributing to consultancy projects and capacity building programmes.
Engr. Patrick Appiah
MPhil Electrical Power Systems Engineering
Smart metering systems technologies, harmonics injection and mitigation strategy, AI.
✉ pappiah@bolgatu.edu.gh
Nabzoh Charles Laafe
Master of Technology in Electrical Engineering
Reliability enhancement and load flow optimization through DG integration. Certified Electrical Wiring Professional Inspector.
✉ cnabzoh@bolgatu.edu.gh