The Ghana Grid Company Limited has announced that a fire outbreak at the Akosombo Substation has disrupted operations and affected electricity supply in parts of the country.
Category: Electricity
Ghana: ECG Announces GHS3.46bn Investment to Fix Power Supply Challenges
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has unveiled a GHS 3.46 billion investment programme aimed at restoring reliability in power supply, following persistent outages and low voltage in parts of the country.
Ghana Power Cuts ‘Not Dumsor’ But Part of Upgrade –Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has said that the recent electricity outages in parts of Ghana are not a return of the prolonged power crisis known as “dumsor”, but are necessary to improve supply.
Dangote Refinery Makes Nigeria Net Petrol Exporter for the First Time
Nigeria has spent decades pumping crude oil out of the ground and shipping refined products back in. Aliko Dangote just changed that equation.
Energy Minister Warns of Shake-up at ECG District Offices Over Poor Service Delivery
Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Jinapor, has cautioned that underperformance and poor customer service within district offices of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) could trigger a major organisational shake-up.
Rainstorm Wreaks Havoc: Faulty Transformers, Feeder Failures Leave Parts of 3 Regions Without Power
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is battling multiple network failures across three regions following a combination of technical faults and a heavy rainstorm that has left scores of communities without power over the weekend.
ECG Announces Plans ECG to Replace Transformers in parts of Accra to Improve Power Supply
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to undertake a major transformer replacement and upgrade exercise in selected parts of Accra as part of efforts to improve power supply reliability.
War-proof Your Wealth As 1970’s-style Energy Risks Surge
War-proofing wealth must be investors’ number one priority amid escalating tensions across the Middle East, warns the CEO of global financial advisory organisation deVere Group.
The Hidden Cost of Cheap Appliances: Why Ghanaian Households and Industries Are Paying More for Electricity
Over the years, the focus of Ghana’s electricity conversations has focused on tariffs, generation shortfalls, and power sector debt.
ECG Announces Five-day Power Outages Across Accra
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a five-day maintenance schedule that will leave dozens of communities and industrial hubs across the capital in darkness.