Accra, October 26, 2017//-A supposed technical error in the prepaid billing system of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is shortchanging power consumers in the country on their blind side.
Category: Electricity
See 9 Directives for LPG Safety in Ghana
Accra, October 16, 2017//-Aftermath of Ghana’s horrible gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra on October 7, 2017, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the advice of cabinet has directed that henceforth the Cylinder Recirculation Model of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) distribution is to be implemented.
Ghana to Raise GH¢6bn in Tranches as Energy Bond Road Show Begins
Accra, October 13, 2017//-A road show to present the much-awaited energy bond to investors is expected to start on Monday, October 16, through to October 19, in New York, Boston, and in London, to raise about GH¢6billion as first tranche.
Libya’s Islamic State Inquiry and Its Ramifications to Ghana’s Security and Image
Accra, October 10, 2017//-Ghana’s Minority in Parliament has obtained and studied the report of a special inquiry commissioned by the Attorney General of Libya after the recent NATO backed liberation of Sirte from the so-called Islamic State also known as Daesh.
Ghanaians Secure $1 Billion Oil Contracts in Five Years
October 6, 2017//-Ghanaians secured one billion dollars in contracts from the country’s oil and gas industry between 2010 and 2015, the Ghana National Petroleum Company has revealed.
COSECA Mad Over Escalating Workers, Gov’t and ECG Stand off
The Coalition of Stakeholders on the ECG Concession (COSECA) expressed displeasure over the recent news that staff of ECG and their Union, Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) have sued the Management of ECG and the Government of Ghana/ Ministry of Energy over the ECG Private Sector Participation which is part of the Millennium Challenge Compact […]
Ghana: ECG Spends GH¢220M Replacing Old Equipment
Accra, October 3, 2017//-The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has said it has so far invested in excess of GH¢220 million to replace some of its ageing power infrastructure as part of a strategy to ensure that power losses that emanate from use of obsolete equipment are minimised.
Minority Wants Gov’t to Submit Uranium Pact to Parliament
Accra, October 1,2017//- Minority in Ghana’s Parliament has requested the Government to submit to Parliament the full details and true nature of the agreement on the flow of the country’s highly-enriched uranium back to China.
Siemens in Landmark Power Generation Pact with Madagascar
Johannesburg, South Africa, September 29, 2017//-Siemens, a global technology powerhouse today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Madagascar to cooperate and identify measures to fast track power generation in the country and work towards increasing capacity by an additional 300MW by 2019.
Sub-Saharan Africa is Still in the Dark but North Africa will soon be Selling Power to Europe
September 29, 2017//-Africa, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, has an electricity problem.