Tag Archives: POWER

Pray NPP is in power forever – Raymond Archer warns McDan

Businessman, Raymond Archer, has advised the Board Chair of the Ghana Trade Fair Company, Daniel McKorley, popularly known as McDan to pray his party – New Patriotic Party – remains in power forever. According to him, while McDan continues to enjoy under this government, he should be wary of the dangers ahead should the …

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Don’t blame Friday’s power outages on technical hitches – WAPCo to GRIDCO

The West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) says the technical challenge that resulted in power outages on July 7, 2023, cannot be blamed on shortfall gas supply from their end. The Corporate Communications of GRIDCo in a press release dated July 7, 2023 stated that power outages that hit the …

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If Agyinasare rejects our peace offer, ‘we shall see who are the controllers of cosmic power’ – Nogokpo chiefs

A chieftain in the town of Nogokpo has explained further why the people of the Volta Regional town are demanding a meeting with Archbishop Dr. Charles Agyinasare, founder of Perez Chapel International over derogatory comments about the area. A convener of the community, Nufialaga Mawufemor Korbla Nonyigbey, told an Accra-based …

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ECG and NEDCo release tariff reckoner for new power tariffs

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have released the tariff reckoner to guide consumers following the recently approved 18.6 percent increment in electricity tariffs by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). The two entities have encouraged power consumers to go through the guide …

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World Bank calls for review of Power Purchase Agreements

The World Bank is calling on the government to review some of the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) as part of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout to revive the ailing economy. According to the bank, many of the PPAs that the government signed with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are expensive. The Country …

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Two babies die in hospital due to power outage in Damongo

Two babies have died as a result of a power outage at the St Anne’s Hospital which operates under the Catholic Health Directorate in Damango in the Savanna Region. The hospital had its power cut due to a debt amounting to GH¢4 million power debt owed to the Northern Electricity …

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Mahama’s return to power possible – Political Scientist

A political scientist at the University of Winneba (UEW), Dr Isaac Brako, has said that the overwhelming victory of the former President, John Mahama, in the just-ended primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) makes it possible to recapture power in the 2024 general election. Speaking on Kumasi-based Oyerepa TV and monitored …

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‘We expect a transfer of power to the NDC at the 2024 elections’ – EIU report

The United Kingdom-based Economic Intelligence unit (EIU) has projected a win for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) after the 2024 General Elections. The projection was contained in their April 2023 Country Report on Ghana which was published on Friday, April 28, 2023. It explained that the loss of the …

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Sustain Presidential Power Initiative – Ondo commissioner, Obe tells FG

  Engr Razaq Obe, the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources in Ondo State, has appealed to the Federal Government and president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to sustain the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI). He made this call in an interview with Nigerian Newssphere on Thursday at the just concluded Nigeria …

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NPP have neglected us since they came to power – Angry Komenda market women

Some angry market women at the Komenda market in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region have expressed their disappointment with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for neglecting them since the party came to power. The women who are mainly into trading have regretted joining the …

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