Accra, July 29, 2017//-Ghana is to set up an oversight body to regulate the activities of the country’s electricity sub-sector as envisaged in a Legislative Instrument passed by Parliament in 2008.
Category: Electricity
Ghana: Police Raided Former Deputy Minister of Power’s Home
Accra, July 28, 2017//-Credible information reaching African Eye Report indicate that Policemen and National Security personnel have raided the home of former Deputy Minister of Power John Abu Jinapor on Friday morning in connection with the 2015 AMERI deal.
Ghana: Majority Backs Cancellation of AMERI Deal
Accra, July 27, 2017//-Ghana’s Parliament is set to debate an urgent motion for the termination of the Africa & Middle East Resources Investment Group LLC (AMERI Energy) power deal Thursday, but Majority MPs have said they will vote in favour of the motion.
Report: Nigeria Needs to Invest $267Bn On Electricity By 2040
Nigeria, July 26, 2017//-The G20’s Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) has called for the investment of $267 billion into Nigeria’s electricity sector by 2040 to meet rising demand. In its latest report tagged, Global Infrastructure Outlook, GI Hub, also estimated that the country requires $878 billion to boost its infrastructure over 25 years.
The Power of Mini-Grids
Harare, Zimbabwe, July 01, 2017 – Despite impressive economic development in recent years, Africa still lags far behind on energy, with almost two-thirds of the continent’s citizens lacking access to electricity.
Africa Still Lags Globally in Electricity Consumption
Accra, July 1, 2017//- Access to electricity in Africa is low. Only 35 percent of people in Africa have access to electricity, well below the 78 percent in South Asia, the region with the second-lowest level of access, according to World Bank’s Linking Up: Public-Private Partnerships in Power Transmission in Africa report. African Eye Report
Supreme Court Ruling on Suspected Terror Detainees Could Undermine President’s Powers
Accra, June 24, 2017//-Former deputy Interior Minister James Agalga has expressed worry that the President’s powers to conduct diplomatic transactions could be undermined.
Africa’s Independent Power Transmission Potentials Untapped
Introducing Independent Power Transmissions (IPTs) for electricity transmission in Africa could result in similar benefits to those achieved by IPTs in other countries, and by IPPs in Africa, according to the latest World Bank’s report dubbed ‘Linking up: Public-Private Partnerships in Power Transmission in Africa’.
Efacec Strengthens Guinea Bissau’s Electrical Capacity
Lisbon, Portugal, June 14, 2017/ — Efacec, a Portuguese firm has won the international public tender, promoted by the public company Eletricidade e Águas da Guiné-Bissau (EAGB), for the construction of essential infrastructure to double the current installed electrical capacity of Guinea Bissau.
Why Scaling Up of Private Investment in Power Transmission Necessary in Africa?
Accra, June 13, 2017//- More investment in Africa’s power transmission sector is urgent than before. Of 38 countries in Africa, nine have no transmission lines above 100 kilovolt (kV).