The world is not moving fast enough to reach its universal electricity access goal by 2030. A substantial acceleration of efforts and investments are needed to achieve this objective, according to World Bank’s latest report.
Category: Electricity
New Case Studies Highlighting Good Practices in Hydropower Dev’t Unveiled
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 12, 2017/–The 2017 World Hydropower Congress ended in Addis Ababa Thursday with the launch of a new collection of case studies highlighting good practice in sustainable hydropower development. ‘Better Hydro: Compendium of Case Studies 2017’ is a collection of 34 case studies based on assessments carried out under the Hydropower Sustainability […]
Siemens Signs Landmark Pacts with Uganda and Sudan
Johannesburg, South Africa, May 4, 2017/–Siemens, a global technology powerhouse says it will work more closely with the African countries-Uganda and Sudan in the areas of power supply, industry, transportation and healthcare.
President Akufo-Addo Breaks Ground for World’s Biggest LPG-fired Power Plant
Tema, April 27, 2017/–The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has broken ground today for the construction of the Bridge Power project in Tema, moving Ghana a big step closer to reliable, affordable, power supply.
Ameri’s Financing of Addison Committee’s Work Exposes Deep-seated Conflict of Interest
Mustapha Hamid’s admission that AMERI funded the Addison Committee’s trip to Dubai as part of investigations into the AMERI deal has raised serious conflict of interest issues.
Africa CEO Forum: 24 Million Euros Renewable Energy for Africa Unveiled
At the Africa CEO Forum which opened this morning in Geneva, AFD Group – in partnership with the European Union – unveiled the “African Renewable Energy Scale-Up facility”, designed to boost private sector investment in on-grid and off-grid renewable energy production in Africa.
GNPC “Hid” $5M PPP Project from Transition Team
When Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) presented its handing-over notes to the transition team in December 2016, it failed to mention anything about the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), a US$5 million public-private partnership (PPP) project in Takoradi in the Western Region.
Report: World Bank Undermines Its Own Climate Change Commitments
World Bank policy loans are creating subsidies for coal, gas and oil projects and undercutting initiatives to build wind, solar and geothermal power infrastructure and protect vulnerable rainforests, including the Amazon, a new report by the Bank Information Center (BIC) and worldwide partner organizations has revealed.
Oxford Business Group Unveils 2017 Report on Ghana
A new report on Ghana produced by the global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) indicated that country’s has been a challenging year marked by fluctuating commodity prices, depreciating currency and electricity shortages.
Amandi Energy Achieves Financial Close of $552 Million for Ghana’s Power Project
Amandi Energy Limited (Amandi Energy) today announced that it has reached financial close and begun construction of the $552 million Amandi Energy Power Plant (Amandi Project), a 200 megawatt (MW) combined cycle, dual-fuel power project in Aboadze, Ghana.