Accra, Ghana, August 15, 2019//-Hills Oil Marketing Company has debunked media reports and misrepresentations made by sections of the public that it defaulted in the payment of excise duties, taxes and levies amounting to GHS 64,024.80.
Category: Energy
U.S. Trains Kenyan Pilots to Fight Poachers More Effectively
August 14, 2019//-Seven Kenya Wildlife Service pilots traveled to Hammond, Louisiana, to train on gyroplanes with a goal of becoming more effective in fighting poachers.
Oil Spikes As US Delays Tariffs On Chinese Goods
August 13, 2019//-Oil prices continued to rally on Tuesday, this time on reports that the United States has decided to delay the next round of tariffs that were to be imposed on Chinese goods.
Africa’s Key Dev’t Partners to Help Address Food, Nutrition Security
Kigali, Rwanda, August 13, 2019//-The African Development Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank have called a high-level meeting with development partners on August 5-6 in Kigali, Rwanda at the first Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue (AFSLD).
Briefly…on Japan’s Boom in Renewables after Fukushima Disaster
August 12, 2019//-Eight years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan has diversified its energy supply through its investment in renewables.
Caucus for Democratic Governance Calls for the Cancellation of the PDS Deal
Accra, Ghana, August 7, 2019//-Caucus for Democratic Governance, Ghana (CDG–GH), a leading pressure group has called for the abrupt cancellation of the concession between the government and the Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited.
Oil Struggles As Markets Rocked By Trade War
August 6, 2019//-Oil prices fell again on Monday, with Brent down in particular, dipping below $60 per barrel.
Lessons to be Learnt From Ghana’s Excess Electricity Shambles
Electricity pylon. Wikimedia Commons Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie, Nord University Access to energy plays a critical role in economic development. But bad government policies have affected energy security in many developing countries. It is estimated that two out of three households (almost 600 million people) in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to electricity. Ghana has also […]
Power Outages Cost Zimbabwe Businesses $200m Weekly
August 6, 2019//-On July 20, making a call on Zimbabwe’s biggest mobile phone network, Econet, was almost impossible as its services were down.
The Names Behind PDS Revealed and How They Won the ECG Concession Agreement
Accra, Ghana, August 3, 2019//-There have been some speculations on the composition and credibility of the Ghanaian local consortium holding 51 per cent of the shares in the Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited with some suggesting that a group of barbers at Osu in Accra are the ones behind it.