Director of Renewables at Bui Power Authority (BPA), Wisdom Ahiataku-Togobo, has highlighted that a majority of the workforce involved in the installation of the floating solar panels consisted of local engineers.

He emphasized that the technical team primarily comprised Bui Power Authority staff, with additional assistance from community members, particularly experienced fishermen who played a crucial role in securing the floating panels in place.

In an interview with Ernestina Serwaa Asante, the host of BizTech on GhanaWeb TV, Wisdom Ahiataku-Togobo explained, "Let me say that the majority of the technical team are engineers, are staff of Bui Power Authority. We also engage community members, mainly the fishermen who are experts in fishing and can do the swimming. They helped us in doing the tightening of the bolt and because they are good swimmers, we worked alongside."

He continued, "Of course, we had one or two external consultants to assist us in the installation. But I will say close to 95% of the workforce—95 to 96% of the workforce—were local people, trained by our local universities, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. These are the staff who were involved, and of course, we have some technicians from our technical universities and technical institutions. They assisted us in getting this job done."

Wisdom Ahiataku-Togobo also mentioned BPA's plans to expand its floating solar panels on water, aiming to add 10 more bifacial panels.

He expressed the organization's intent to gradually scale up the project based on successful testing and experience gained. Bifacial solar panels, known for their higher efficiency in capturing sunlight from both sides, were used in this initiative.