THE production of first oil from Tullow Oil Plc’s Jubilee Field in late 2010 marked Ghana’s emergence as a new player in Africa’s energy industry.
Category: Energy
UK Moves To Extend Libor Rigging Laws To Oil, Others
TRADERS who manipulate key oil, gold and currency benchmarks will be handed the same huge fines or jail sentences as those who rig Libor under government proposals to tackle market abuse. The Treasury launched a formal consultation on Thursday to extend the new legislation to cover the foreign exchange, fixed income and commodity markets. Under […]
600 Females To Benefit From Energy Efficient Stoves Project
VIVO Energy Ghana, leading distributors and marketers of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, has partnered Golden Star Resources Limited to launch and implement its new “Access to Energy” project in the Wassa East District of the Western Region of Ghana.
Boko Haram, Floods, Corruption Freeze Attempts To Fight Climate Change
By Israel Bionyi SINCE 2012, the government of Cameroon have been concentrating a great portion of their time and resources to fight Boko Haram, Floods and corruption.
East African Power Industry Convention Ends On High Note
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.
Nigeria Restores Gas Supply To Ghana
NIGERIA gas has resumed the supply of gas to Ghana through the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo).
ECG Board Chairman Resigns
THE board chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Tony Oteng Gyasi has resigned.
Malku Gearing Up To Offer Short Course In Oil, Gas
MALKU Institute of Technology, a leading trainer of middle level technical personnel in the oil and gas is set to introduce short courses on oil and gas for mid-level technical staff in Ghana.
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.