WASHINGTON, USA// —The majority of electric utilities in developing countries are ill-equipped to meet the growing power demand and add more renewable energy into the grid, hindering global energy transition goals to provide clean, reliable, and affordable electricity to all, says the World Bank in a new report issued today.
The Ghana Grid Company Limited, (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana, (ECG) have announced a possible load management for three weeks.
WASHINGTON, USA// – The World Bank today approved a $250 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA)* and a $10 million grant from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program for a 4-year Ghana Energy Sector Recovery Program for Results (PforR).
Accra, Ghana//-In a quest to increase the country’s energy needs, efforts are in place to promote the development and transmission of renewable energy to the national grid to sustain electricity distribution in the country.
Accra, Ghana//-Ghana’s private power producers threaten to walk away from talks to revamp $1.6 billion in arrears, a potential snag in the West African nation’s long-running efforts to restructure its debts.
Recent discussions regarding the power supply situation in Ghana, from January to date, have raised concerns and drawn attention to the reliability of our national grid. It is crucial to make certain clarifications, based on scientific analysis and best practice, devoid of politics, to ensure accurate information is available to all.
Only about one in 10 Sierra Leoneans enjoy reliable electricity service from the national grid, and most citizens say the government is doing a poor job of addressing the problem, according to the most recent Afrobarometer survey.
Accra, Ghana//-The Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) has charged the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to publish a load-shedding aka dumsor timetable to allow its members to better plan their business activities.
Washington DC, USA//-The World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030.
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has reported the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to the Energy Minister for failing to issue a load-shedding timetable for customers during the ongoing power outages, commonly referred to as “dumsor.”
