Tag Archives: ELECTRICITY

For the first time in the history of Ghana, consumers of electricity can sit in the comfort of their homes or wherever they find themselves and buy electric power without having to join any line at the offices of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), flagbearer of the New Patriotic …

Following the suspension of a planned demonstration against the implementation of a 15 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity, Organised Labour has called off its protest against the tax measure of government. Prior to this, various labour unions across the country had planned to proceed with the demonstration even …

A letter from the Ministry of Finance has showed that the government has been changing Value Added Tax (VAT) on a section of electricity consumers in the country. The letter, which was signed by the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, and addressed to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and …

Economist Prof. John Gatsi, has suggested that electricity is essential if the 24-hour economy proposal by the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, is to be implemented. He believes part of the manufacturing sector will be disincentivized if constant electricity is not provided to ensure effective …

  The chief of Denkyira Nipa Ne Kro Nana Adusei Opako I in the Upper Denkyira West District of the central region has called on the government and the Energy Ministry to complete the energy project and install meters after connecting to the national grid. Nipa Ne Kro is a …

Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has confirmed that an emergency power purchasing agreement that will see Mozambique providing South Africa with 100 megawatts of electricity in the short term has been finalised. The announcement comes as the country records a seven percentage point improvement in generation capacity, which translates to a recovery …

Basic school students at Ngleshie Amanfrom Government School have been asked to pay water and power fees. Some parents have expressed their outrage at the situation. Each student has been requested to contribute 10 Ghana cedis to cover both the water and energy expenses. One of the parents, Prophet Nana …

Dr. Ismael Ackah, the executive secretary of the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC), has provided details on how the Commission settled on an 18.6% tariff increment for the next quarter. He empathized and acknowledged the “current economic challenges”, but cited that although consumer satisfaction is the PURC’s top priority, it …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed that the Chinese government would likely have access to Ghana’s mineral revenue and electricity revenue due to the government of Ghana’s failure to honour its loan agreement. According to a news report by myjoyonline.com, the fund indicated that this might happen because the government of …

The Ghana Police Service has refuted reports in the media that the service engaged in electricity theft, stressing that after a meeting with officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana ( ECG), it was established that they did not steal any electricity and the ECG has regretted the wrongful accusation. …