Tag Archives: ENERGY

The government has signed two new Power Purchasing Agreement (PPAs) to add about 720 Mega Watts (MW) of power to the country’s generation capacity, Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has disclosed. The two agreements 370MW AKSA, Tema and 350MW AKSA, Kumasi were signed under the new PPA policy which …

  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 …

A Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Regina Abanga has been arraigned at the Circuit Court in Accra and slapped with 116 counts of stealing totalling GHc287,775.47. Abanga, 44, is said to have manipulated Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and succeeded in stealing the said sim belonging …

Communication Specialist at the Energy Ministry, Kofi Abrefa Afena has said the brouhaha surrounding discussions on the government finding a partner for the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is “unfortunate”. He was empathic on NEAT FM’s morning show, ‘Ghana Montie’ that there is “no contract with any company now” as widely …

The Minister of Energy has responded to attacks on the sector’s minister; Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO), by broadcaster Godsbrain Smart; popularly known as Captain Smart, over the discussions on the government finding a partner for the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). According to the ministry, the allegation of wrongdoings on the side …

The Bono East Regional capital’s Techiman Municipality is said to be running low on superglue. According to shop owners, the shortage is caused by a new craze in the area by suspected drug addicts who inhale the glue as a narcotic. According to the revelation, the suspected drug addicts light …

The Electricity Company of Ghana paid the Ministry of Energy a visit last week Tuesday, plunging the whole facility in darkness for almost half a day, only restoring power after the mother ministry of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) paid their debt bill in full. This will be the …

resident Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster to help the government deal with the energy crisis that has seen a malfunctioning Eskom frequently plunge the country into darkness. Ramaphosa also announced he will appoint a minister of electricity in the presidency. “The minister of Cogta has just …

The dance performance of Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko at what appears to be a party has got many people talking on social media. The clip captured the curvy film star in a white mini-dress dancing and shaking her body vigorously with no care as the music kept playing. She was …

An Energy Expert Rev Dr Enginneer Agyenim Boateng has stated that bad electrical wiring causes electrical leakages, which leads to increase in energy consumption and unexpected hike in the electricity bill adding that over 70 percent of residents in the Ashanti Region are paying astronomical light bills due to the use of …