Tag Archives: ENERGY

Minister for Energy and Member of Parliament(MP) for Manhyia South Constituency in the Ashanti Region Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has hinted that very soon, Ghanaian citizens without Ghana Card would not be able to access electricity or get metres in their homes. “Very soon, if you don’t have Ghana Card, you wouldn’t get …

The 39-year-old father of the three Ratanda brothers who died after they consumed poison-laced energy drinks has died, police said on Sunday. According to police spokesperson Colonel Brenda Muridili , he died on Friday while still in hospital. He was admitted after attempting to take his life and had been under …

The US government has announced the completion of a $316 million investment in energy infrastructure in Ghana. According to a press release copied to Ghana Business News, the Kasoa Bulk Supply Point (BSP), inaugurated Wednesday June 1, 2022, completed over six years is to support more reliable power supply for …

President Akufo-Addo has disclosed that the government has settled the Energy Legacy Debt. The President made this known during the swearing-in ceremony of the Governing Board of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission at the Jubilee House. Ghana’s energy sector is believed to be plagued with billions of accumulated debt …

  Host of Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’, Kwami Sefa Kayi, is pleading with government to restore the operational license of Radio Gold following its shutdown by the National Communications Authority (NCA). Radio Gold was shut down three years ago for allegedly operating without valid authorization. According to the NCA, the station …

  The Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has sworn in a 3-member Interim Management Committee to oversee the affairs of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) as part of efforts to restructure and revamp it. The Chairman of the 3-member IMC is Nobert Cormla-Djamposu Anku. The other members are William Ntim Boadu …

Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament John Abdulai Jinapor says he has officially written to the Chairman of the Committee to have the Energy Minister summoned. If approved, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh will face the Committee over the recent power crisis that has hit the country. …

  Energy Expert Mr Kojo Poku has blamed the problems in the energy sector in Ghana on the Ministry of Finance. He has therefore asked the general public not to question the Energy Ministry for the issues in the power sector. His comments come after the Ghana Grid Company Limited …

Energy think tank Institute for Energy Security (IES) has attributed the country’s energy sector debt largely to shoddy procurement processes, which often give way to non-transparency and political interventions. In an analysis of the sector, the IES said the energy sector is trapped in debt because procurement processes are mostly …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that the Akufo-Addo government saved Ghana over $7 billion through the renegotiation of energy deals signed during the erstwhile Mahama administration. General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu, who made this known at a news conference on Sunday, said the contracts were renegotiated …