Emmanuel Sarfo Kwaffo
Greater Accra
Summary
Accomplished Principal Electrical Engineer with extensive experience at Electricity Company of Ghana, specializing in power system studies and protection relay testing. Proven leader in mentoring engineers and facilitating training. Expert in ETAP and project management, with strong organizational and communication skills. Successfully automated data retrieval, enhancing efficiency by 30%.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Electrical Engineer
Electricity Company of Ghana - Projects Office
06.2025 - Current
- Technical review committee member; reviewing technical submittals on all ECG EFOT projects.
- Power System Studies.
- Reviewed and approved technical specifications for electrical components and systems.
- Monitored protection system performance using analytics tools such as Excel and Power BI.
- Inspected protection relay settings across all operational areas.
- Led the team in investigating power system disturbances.
Senior Electrical Engineer (Protection Application Engineer)
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)
Accra-North
11.2015 - 05.2025
- Short circuit studies, relay coordination studies, power system disturbance investigations, and analysis.
- Led the commissioning of VIT reclosers and sectionalizers in the VIT project.
- Facilitator: Training of engineers and technicians on the VIT devices.
- Testing and programming of protection relays.
- Reviewing the submitted project drawings of substation protection and relaying panels.
- Network modeling and simulation using software like ETAP, ASPEN Oneliner, DigSilent, and CAPE.
- Member of a team of four to automate the retrieval of event and disturbance records from protection IEDs using Modbus and Python.
- Mentoring of new engineers, National Service Personnel, and interns in the section.
Power Systems Engineer (Independent Contractor for AGAG)
Mac Partners
Obuasi
05.2023 - 09.2024
- Conducted power system modelling in ETAP
- Performed load flow studies, fault studies, protection device coordination studies, and Arc flash studies in ETAP
- Provided technical support on reticulation upgrades
- Programmed and test protection relays
- Investigated power system disturbances
- Supervised team to ensure adherence to safety practices and standards
- Collaborated with stakeholders on operational project monitoring and progress reporting
- Reviewed and approved detailed electrical execution plans, design requirements, testing plans, and commissioning plans
- Monitored contractor progress and provided feedback on cost, schedule, and quality variances
Assistant Electrical Engineer
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)
Koforidua
01.2011 - 04.2013
- Preparing distribution network project estimates to meet planned budget.
- Project supervision and auditing upon completion of works
Education
MSc - Electrical Power Engineering
University of Greenwich
Greenwich, London02.2014
BSc - Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ashanti Region06.2009
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Team player
- Organizational skills
- Protection relay testing
- Omicron test set
- Energy Audits
- Reading electrical schematics
- Interpreting electrical schematics
- Autocad
- PSS Sincal
- ETAP
- ASPEN
- SKM
- DigSilent
- CAPE
- Project management
- SAP PM module
Affiliations
- Member, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET, UK)
- Professional Engineer, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET, Ghana)
Certification
Mincom Certification: Inspecting Engineer, 01/01/07
Professional Trainings
- Arc Flash Training, Global Lifting Training Services, Anglogold Ashanti, Obuasi, 02/01/24
- Protection Device Coordination for utilities, AVO Training Institute, Texas, USA, 11/01/18
- Short Circuit Analysis, AVO Training Institute, Texas, USA, 11/01/18
- SIPROTEC Protection Training, Siemens Power Academy, Germany, 09/01/18
- Monitoring and Evaluation, Knowledge Tree Technologies, Accra, Ghana, 05/01/17
- Professional Project Management, Knowledge Tree Technologies, Accra, Ghana, 05/01/16
Hobbies and Interests
- Watching Soccer
- Playing on the bass guitar
- Listening to music
- Watching documentaries
- Playing video games
Timeline
Principal Electrical Engineer
Electricity Company of Ghana - Projects Office
06.2025 - Current
Power Systems Engineer (Independent Contractor for AGAG)
Mac Partners
05.2023 - 09.2024
Senior Electrical Engineer (Protection Application Engineer)
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)
11.2015 - 05.2025
Assistant Electrical Engineer
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)
01.2011 - 04.2013
MSc - Electrical Power Engineering
University of Greenwich
BSc - Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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