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Category: Electricity
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.
Areas to be Affected by ECG’s Planned Maintenance This Week (Feb 22-28)
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of planned and emergency maintenance works across several regions this week, resulting in temporary power outages in multiple communities.
Ghana: ECG Recovers GH¢4.39m From Illegal Connections in 2025
The Ashanti West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) recovered GH¢4,388,264.59 in 2025 from customers who made illegal power connections.
Africa Finance Corporation Acts as Financial Adviser on Landmark Nigeria’s Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme
Lagos, Nigeria// — Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has announced its role as Co-Financial Adviser on the successful issuance of the inaugural tranche of bonds under the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme (“PPSFRP” or the “Programme”).
AfDB Approves New Program to Help African Countries Turn Energy Promises into Power for Millions
Ivory Coast// — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) has approved a new USD 3.9 million, two-year technical assistance project to support African countries in the implementation of their National Energy Compacts into action under Mission 300, the AfDB–World Bank initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.
How Data Centres Are Reshaping Africa’s Power Market
Cape Town, South Africa// — The global digital economy is driving an unprecedented surge in electricity demand from data centres and IT infrastructure. Worldwide, uninterruptible power supply demand for IT equipment alone is forecast to reach 249 GW by 2030, with total installed capacity, including cooling and ancillary loads, expected to climb to 374 GW.
Ghana: Gov’t Assures Minimal Power Disruption During WAPCo Gas Pipeline Maintenance
Accra, Ghana//-The government has assured the public of minimal disruption to electricity supply as the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) undertakes a scheduled maintenance exercise on its gas facilities in Ghana on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
How the Mahama Administration Rescued Ghana’s Energy Soul
The light that flickers in a Ghanaian home is more than a mere convenience; it is the pulse of a nation’s dignity and the silent engine of its economic survival.