THE just-ended 16thEast African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) that took place in Nairobi, Kenya in September has proven that it is still the most important gathering for quality discussions on where the power sector in the region is going.
Category: Electricity
ECG Board Chairman Resigns
THE board chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Tony Oteng Gyasi has resigned.
Ghana’s Energy Crisis Worsens
WHAT started as secret load shedding due to the fall in the water level of the Akosombo Dam has now degenerated into a serious national crisis. It is official that the reported labour unrest in Nigeria, where power is wheeled through the West Africa Gas Pipeline to power the Asogli and Aboadze thermal plants, has […]
Ghana To Get Two Mobile Energy Plants
KARPOWER International Limited, a Turkish leading company would soon build two emergency power ships for Ghana. The project will be pre-financed by Karpower and the cost would be paid on the amount of energy delivered to the system.
Heirs Holdings To Generate Quarter of Nigeria’s Power Needs
A prominent global business leader and chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu says the group “has the ambition to generate at least a quarter of Nigeria’s power consumption needs in the next five years.”
SEC, VRA Resume Capital Market Talks
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has restarted talks with Ghana’s Volta River Authority (VRA) to raise funds for its on-going and future projects on the capital market.
IMANI Alert: Can The Tema Oil Refinery Deliver Today? A Possible Way Out
By IMANI Ghana The energy sector is undoubtedly the most essential sector if Ghana is to come out of its current economic atrophy. President John Dramani Mahama underscored this fact when he declared that the Atuabo Gas project is his view, is the game changer in Ghana’s energy mix and an attempt to resurrect […]
World Bank Breathes Life Into Ghana’s Power Sector
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a private sector arm of the World Bank Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Volta River Authority (VRA) to support private sector investment in Ghana’s power sector.
Ghana’s Akosombo Dam Faces Collapse
THE water level at the Akosombo Hydro Dam could result in a shutdown that could worsen Ghana’s erratic power supply. Chief Executive Officer of the Volta River Authority, Isaac Kirk Kofi, said while government had taken measures to ensure the dam was not shut, he said the situation remained dire. The worrisome level of water […]