Yecham Property Consult in conjunction with the IFC –EDGE Program and supported by the Embassy of Denmark, hosted a virtual edition of the Ghana Green Building Summit from July 23rd to 24th July, 2020 at the head office of CalBank.
The iconic tower, which was the perfect setting to host...
Last week, on 22 July, a virtual event was held to kick off the “Enhancing the resilience of Ghana’s national infrastructure systems “project.
The project will undertake an analytic study to support Ghana in identifying its infrastructure adaptation needs and provide a roadmap on how those needs can be met.
It...
South Africa in fourth month of lockdown restrictions
Gradual reopening has led to return of power cuts
Keitumetse Modise was already struggling to juggle her appointments as a freelance beautician while home-schooling her daughter during South Africa’s nearly four-month-old COVID-19 lockdown. The last thing she needed was the lights...
… gov’t’s freeze on new IPP deals delays production of cheaper and cleaner energy
A 1,000MW wind power project, which has secured all the technical permits from the relevant government and district agencies, has stalled due to government’s decision to put a freeze on discussions and issuance of licences for...
The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) of the Volta River Authority (VRA) has clamped down on some hospitality operators and landlords for engaging in illegal power connections in the Northern and Savannah Regions.
The exercise, undertaken by a team of NEDCo staff, found a good number of power consumers in...
The Biogas Association of Ghana (BAG) is calling on government to formulate a national policy to regulate the disposal of faecal waste in the country.
The Vice President of the Association, Mr. Daniel Osei-Bonsu - in a media interview with support from BUSAC, DANIDA and USAID, stated that a national...
The Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) has urged the Bank of Ghana and Ministry of Finance to consider broadening the qualifying investment instruments in order to diversify Ghana Petroleum Funds (GPFs) investments in both low and high risk portfolios to maximise returns.
As it stands now, the Petroleum Revenue Management...
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has urged the government to disburse oil revenues earmarked for projects, rather than accumulating it over time.
According to the Committee, which has oversight responsibility for the prudent management of the country's petroleum revenue, there are oil-funded projects that face funding challenges and...
