Accra, September 4, 2017//-Africa Oil & Gas Talent Summit announced today that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo of Ghana, has written to express his willingness to be part of AOGS2017 to take place in Accra from 10-13 Oct, 2017, at the La Palm Beach Hotel.
Category: Energy
Bui Power Authority to Construct 50MW Solar Station in the Northern Region
September 4, 2017//All is set for the construction of a 50 megawatt (MW) solar project, estimated to cost US$56million by the Bui Power Authority (BPA) to shore up the country’s energy mix.
Celebrating 10 Years of Ghana’s Oil Find
Accra, September 1, 2017//-Oil and gas is big business in Ghana – and it is only getting bigger! In 2007, the Jubilee oilfield was discovered, and it is containing up to three billion barrels.
Is Trump Paying for his Actions on Climate Change?
Accra, Ghana, August 31, 2017//-The devastating widespread flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey, in 50 counties of the U.S state of Texas is an ample testimony that the ‘almighty’ U.S is not immune from the threats of Climate change.
Ghana Chalks Another Scientific Success
New York, U.S, August 29, 2017//-Ghana has successfully completed the conversion of its only research reactor from the use of high enriched uranium (HEU) fuel to low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel, in an international project supported by the IAEA to help decrease the proliferation risks associated with HEU fuel.
Forbes 2017: See The Top 10 Richest Men In Nigeria
August 29, 2017//-The World renowned ranking organization, Forbes, has released its list of richest people in Nigeria for 2017.
Ghana: Gunmen Attack Opposition NDC Gen. Secretary
Accra, August 28, 2017//-The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia (General Mosquito), has been attacked by unknown gunmen.
September 1 Is Public Holiday
Ghana’s Ministry of the Interior has declared Friday September 1, as a statutory public holiday to pave way for the celebration of the Islamic Festival of Sacrifice.
World’s Largest Powership Berths in Ghana
Accra, August 25, 2017//-Karpowership Ghana Company Limited, a subsidiary of Karadeniz Energy Group, the energy wing of the Turkey-based Karadeniz Holding, has announced the arrival of 470 MW Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan, the world’s largest Powership in Ghana.
Ghana Auctions VRA Thermal Plants
Accra, August 25, 2017//-The sale of the majority stake in specified thermal plants owned by the Volta River Authority (VRA) is to realign the authority’s focus on solely the management of hydro plants, that’s according to a Deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng.