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Government to order 100 electric buses for Metro Mass Transit – Bawumia

Government is hoping to order 100 electric buses for Metro Mass Transit, as announced by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during the launch of the Tap & Go Transport Project on Monday, February 19, 2024, at the head office of Metro Mass Transit Limited. This initiative aims to introduce e-vehicles to the …

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Suspected thief caught and tied to electric pole

A suspected thief was caught and tied to an electric pole in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.   According to a Facebook user, the suspect was caught on Monday morning, July 10, 2023.  

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Government to build 1,000 electric charging stations by 2028 – Amin Adam

Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Mohammed Amin Adam has disclosed that government plans to develop and build some 1,000 electric charging stations across the country by 2028. According him, the move is aimed at scaling-up Ghana’s electric vehicle position and falls in line with the implementation of an …

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Kumasi to get first Electric Light Rail Transportation system

Kumasi is set to become the first city in Ghana to have an Electric Light Rail Transportation (Tram System) as part of government’s effort to ease traffic congestion in the Ashanti Region’s capital. The Tram system is one of the sophisticated means of transport found mostly in Europe. This type …

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Manufacturing electric vehicles in Ghana

Recent news items about Electric-Vehicles (EVs) being brought into Ghana is reassuring for EV enthusiasts in the country. In the first instance, the Chief Executive Officer of Mana Mobility, a private company, has revealed plans to produce electric vehicles in Ghana. Speaking in an interview with the Graphic Business at …

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More than 1000 electric vehicles operating in Ghana

Ghana’s agenda to join the world in phasing out fossil-fuel-powered vehicles and switch to electromobility (e-mobility) is on course with more than 1000 fleets of electric vehicles already operating in the country. The shift will reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in the transport sector, contribute to keeping the global temperature …

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3 men arrested for allegedly trying to steal electric cables

Three men, aged between 24 and 28, were arrested for allegedly attempting to steal electric cables at the Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport on Tuesday. Seven others are still at large. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Sandra Janse van Rensburg said the Gqeberha K9 Unit was dispatched to the scene around …

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Man burns girlfriend with electric iron over GH¢7

  A 28-year-old second-hand cloth dealer is in the grips of the Nungua Branch of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) for burning his girlfriend with a hot iron over GH¢7. The suspect, Kwadwo Appiah Agyei, is alleged to have used the hot iron to burn the face, …

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Ghana aiming at introducing electric buses – Transport Minister-designate

The Minister-designate for the Ministry of Transport, Hon. Kweku Ofori Asiamah, has revealed that Ghana is aiming at introducing electric buses into its public transport system as part of measures to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. Ghana, he said, is being futuristic in this endeavour and with the assistance of …

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