Herbert Friese
General Manager
Dutch and Company Limited
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
My name is Herbert Friese, and I serve as the General Manager of Dutch and Company Ltd., a leading and award-winning firm, specialized in LED and PV Solar.
My organisation
About me
Herbert is the General Manager at Dutch & Co Ltd, a company registered and based in Ghana since 1993, and a leading company in the energy efficiency and renewable energy space in Ghana since 2011. Dutch & Co is specialized in LED and PV Solar projects with a strong focus on the Commercial & Industrial sector.
Since joining in 2013 as General Manager , Dutch & Co has been involved in many commercial and industrial solar projects in Ghana, including the Helios solar project, which is Africa’s largest single rooftop solar project.
Under his leadership Dutch & Co achieved green status accreditation for International Contractors Compliance for Health and Safety and won many awards including the Best Energy Company of the Year Renewable during the 2018 Ghana Energy Awards, Best Solar Company 2020 by Total Energies, Best Solar Company EPC 2023 by Solar Quarter, Best Off Grid Energy Solutions during the 2023 Ghana Energy Awards, the Innovation Excellence Award during the CCI France Award Gala Night 2024, Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 and the 2024 AFSIA Project of the Year C&I.
He has fulfilled responsibilities as Chairman of the Solar Working Group at the Association of Ghana Industries, as Vice Chairman at the Ghana Netherlands Chamber of Commerce and Culture, and is an active stakeholder in the industry.
Herbert is a permanent resident in Ghana and is married with two children.
Skills
- Solar
- led
- epc
- O&M
- EV
- BESS
Interests
- Solar
- led
- epc
- O&M
- EV
- BESS
Speaker sessions (1)
Thursday, 4 December 2025
12:15 - 13:00