Bui Power Authority (BPA) and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have collaborated to build a Forward Operating Base (FOB) at the Bui Generating Station (BGS) - to among others provide security for national assets on the Bui Hydroelectric Project acquired land of about 1,800 square kilometres.
When completed, the FOB...
Losses in power distribution could rise exponentially from the estimated GH¢1.3billion a year if urgent steps are not taken to address challenges with the Self-Help Electrification Programme (SHEP) - a community-driven electrification mechanism introduced in 1989, an Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) report has warned.
The report, ‘The prevalence...
The current power outages largely result from the country’s failure to upgrade transmission infrastructure and improve revenue collection and management, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said.
Although ACEP described the distribution sector as the most significant segment of the power sector value chain for financial sustainability of...
Donors to contribute9% of agric sector CAPEX, despite transformation beyond aid agenda
SEND Ghana warns of serious implications
Government is still worryingly reliant on Development Partners (DPs) to fund capital investments despite President Nana Akufo-Addo’s ambitious ‘Ghana Beyond Aid' agenda, SEND Ghana has observed.
It said despite the government’s...
Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited has expanded its operations into Freetown Sierra Leone where it is planning a 20MWp-50MWp Solar PV in one year and another 160MW to be known as Bengongor Hydro Power plant in four years.
The move, according to the country’s biggest Independent Power Producer forms part...
Woodfields Energy Resources Limited, a petroleum operating company, has emphatically stated that it is not indebted to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) as has been published in a section of the media. According to the company it has over the years been diligent with its payment schedule with TOR...
Gains made towards returning the economy to growth path are at risk of being eroded by recent power transmission challenges, the Institute of Energy Security (IES), has said.
The economy contracted in the second and third quarters of 2020 by recording a recession – the first time in 37 years,...
To break the siege of excessive waste in Ghana and improve environmental quality, Sunon Asogli Power is extending its expertise in power generation to environmental protection by investing in environmentally friendly energy projects. The company in the next few years will use proven technology and innovation in recycling, reuse,...
Tel Energy Limited, an emerging player within the downstream petroleum industry in Ghana is proud to announce that it has been certified according to the standard ISO 9001:2015 after being independently verified by TÜV Hessen, one of the leading certification bodies in the world.
With this single stroke of achievement,...
likens it to opening savings account with credit card
calls for dispassionate discourse on the subject
Economist Dr. Kwame Baah-Nuakoh has described as ‘baffling’ and ‘economically imprudent’ the current position of several economic actors on the Ghana Heritage Fund (GHF) - at a time when the nation is saddled...