Ghana’s Ministry of Power, in collaboration with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is this month using the law court to compel consumers who owe the company to pay.
Category: Electricity
Access, EREN Launch Largest Privately Funded Africa Focused Power Dev’t Firm
Access Power MEA (‘Access’), a power project developer focused on the Middle East and Africa, and EREN, a leader in renewable energy, today announced the launch of Access Infra Africa, a vehicle that will be dedicated to invest in the early stage development of power projects in Africa.
$2.6m Burnt Meters: ECG Board Ignores Minister’s Directive
The Board of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it cannot execute a directive by the Energy Minister that some senior management members in Kumasi be interdicted for the loss of 21,000 prepaid metres in a warehouse fire.
Top ECG Officials Suspended Over Kumasi Fire
Ghana’s Power Minister, Dr Kwabena Donkor, has directed the Electricity of Ghana (ECG) to suspend six top officials of the company following the fire destruction of 21,000 meters at a warehouse in Kumasi.
Utilities Regulator Roles Out Hike In Water, Electricity Tariffs
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has assured Ghanaians that there will not be increment in the existing tariffs for electricity and water for the first quarter of 2015.
Ghana Electrometer Eyes West Africa’s Utilities Market
GHANA Electrometer (GEM), the nation’s sole provider of quality credit and pre-paid meters has announced plans to expand its operations into the West African sub-region starting from Sierra Leone and Liberia next year.
Ghana: VRA To Start Using Jubilee Gas By End Of Dec
THE Volta River Authority (VRA) has said that it will be able to receive and utilize the full volume of gas produced from the Jubilee Field when TICO thermal plants in Takoradi become operational by close of the year.
Kwabena Donkor Heads New Power Ministry
GHANA’S President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Dr. Kwabena Donkor, as Minister for a newly created Ministry of Power.
ECG Boss Fired Over Power Crisis
GHANA’S President John Dramani Mahama has sacked Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Rev. Ing. William Hutton-Mensah over ongoing power crisis in the West African country.
Minority Piles Pressure On NPA To Reduce Fuel Prices
GHANA’S Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament, Dominic Nitiwul is leading a crusade for government to reduce fuel prices drastically, as crude oil prices on the international market hit a four-year low. The Bimbilla Member of Parliament (MP) is of the opinion that the prices of fuel must be reduced to meet the realities on the […]