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.
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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 […]
Moody’s Downgrades Eskom Credit Rating
MOODY’S Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has downgraded the senior unsecured ratings of Eskom Holdings SOC Limited , South Africa’s largest electricity producer to Ba1 from Baa3.
FMC Technologies Boosts Local Content In Ghana’s Oil Industry
FMC Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry has announced the award of a sub-contract to fabricate subsea equipment to Harlequin International Ghana Limited.
African And Norwegian Leaders Discuss Infrastructure
40 speakers and more than 400 African and Norwegian leaders, including 30 ambassadors from Norway and Africa, discussed how to accelerate African infrastructure through Norwegian-African work, trade and growth at the Norwegian-African Business Summit in Oslo today. H.E. John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, Mr. Børge Brende, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, […]
Black Rhino CEO To Attend Powering Africa Confab
FOUNDER and CEO of Black Rhino Brian Herlihy will attend and speak at the 3rd annual investment meeting Powering Africa: Ethiopia, taking place from 20-21st November in Addis Ababa.
General Electric Picks Awards @ Africa Investor Awards
GENERAL Electric Company (GE) picked up two awards at this year’s Africa Investor (Ai) Investment and Business Leader Awards.
Hess Supports Education In Oil Communities
HESS Corporation has launched the third annual scholarship awards programme in conjunction with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to support academically qualified, but underprivileged students.
Power Situation Worsens In Ghana
THE Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is to implement a revised timetable for the ongoing power rationing which will intensify the load shedding.
620 Million People In Africa Have No Access To Electricity-IAE
THE International Energy Agency (IEA), world’s leading energy organisation has revealed that more than 620 million people in sub-Saharan African (two-thirds of the population) live without electricity.