Accra, Ghana//-Economist and former Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Prof. Stephen Adei, is kicking against the newly introduced VAT on electricity consumption.
Category: Electricity
Ghana: Sunon Asogli Reverts Plant Shutdown after Finance Minister’s Intervention
Accra, Ghana//-Independent power producer, Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited, has said it has suspended for one more week the decision to shut down its plant.
Nokia Deploys AVA Energy Efficiency for Safaricom Kenya to Drive Network Energy Savings
Nokia has announced that it has deployed its AVA Energy Efficiency software for Safaricom Kenya to help the operator achieve lower power consumption and costs over its 5G, 4G, and 3G networks.
Ghana’s Energy Sector Facing Direr Financial Challenges Than Before
Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, says Ghana’s energy sector is facing direr financial challenges than it was a decade ago.
Akosombo Dam Spillage: CSO Urges Concerned Parties to Work Together to Alleviate the Suffering of Victims
Accra, Ghana//-Upsilon Pi Delta Institute (UPDI), a leading civil society organisation (CSO) based in Accra, with representatives across Ghana has urged all concerned parties to work together to alleviate the suffering caused by the spillage of the Akosombo Hydro-electricity Dam.
Climate Change Will Affect Hydropower – African countries Must Be Prepared
Giacomo Falchetta, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Hydropower provides clean electricity to millions in Africa. It’s the largest source of renewable energy on the continent and accounts for nearly one-quarter of total electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ghana: PURC Increases Water, Electricity Tariffs in 3rd Quarter Review
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has reviewed upward utility tariffs for some customers while others will see no adjustments to their bills.
Tony Elumelu’s Transcorp Acquires 60% Stake In Abuja DisCo
In a strategic move, that further consolidates Transcorp’s position within the Nigerian power sector, Transnational Corporation (Transcorp Plc), Transcorp has acquired a 60 percent interest in Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, one of Nigeria’s 11 electricity distribution companies, DisCos.
Ghana Govt Won’t be Able to Pay Energy Sector Debt Without Restructuring – Amin Adam
Accra, Ghana//-Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, says without government restructuring the energy sector debt it will be unable to settle its arrears in the sector.
Egypt and Ethiopia Are Finally Working on a Water Deal – What that Means for Other Nile River States
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam began generating electricity in 2022. Minasse Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over Ethiopia’s massive new dam – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – on the Blue Nile, which started filling up in July 2020.