Renowned energy industry thought leader and Honorary Professor of The Academic Union, Oxford, Prof Hugh Aryee says Hanergy Global is redefining sustainable energy supply and consumption while creating game-changing cost and energy saving electronic solutions for consumers. According to the company’s Chief Operations Officer, Hanergy has introduced several innovative products...
In this age of life-threatening energy crises the world over, environmental degradation, depletion of the ozone layer, and the attendant threat to human existence, it is just apt that greater human resources and energies are invested comprehensively in a concerted effort to save mankind. It is therefore commendable that...
In order to guarantee a more sustainable way of reducing losses and enhancing distribution utilities in the energy sector, there is a need for more funding to be directed at the supply-side of energy efficiency instead of the demand-side, energy consultancy firm Arthur Energy Advisors (AEA) has advised. In his...
The Electricity Company of Ghana’s debt to Bui Power Authority has hit a whopping US$ 614 million as at the end of 2022, from the previous US$386 million at the end of 2019. This was revealed when officials of Bui Power appeared before the Public Accounts Committee in its consideration...
The Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has confirmed his participation as one of the Keynote Speakers for the 4th Africa Public sector Conference & Awards scheduled to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 4th to 8th. Dr. Prempeh will be addressing Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development, using...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Independent Power Producers (IPPs), Dr. Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor, has signalled that the cost of electricity will go up with implementation of the Emissions Levy which took effect on February 1, 2024. In his analysis of the Emissions Levy of GH₵100 per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2), he warned that the levy will...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) bumped up its 2020 oil demand forecast last week Friday but warned that the spread of COVID-19 posed a risk to the outlook. The Paris-based IEA raised its forecast to 92.1 million barrels per day (bpd), up 400,000 bpd from its outlook last month, citing...
To ensure that the country’s hydrocarbon resources are used to deliver prosperity, there must be good governance as well as implementation of petroleum laws to the letter, the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has said. Ghana began commercial production of oil in December 2010; but 10 years down the...
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pledged to give a great deal of attention to the renewable energy sector if the party wins the upcoming general election on December 7, as renewables have been well documented as the future of energy. To underscore its commitment to renewables, a former Deputy...
Analysis of petroleum product prices on the local market over the decade show that petroleum products, specifically Gasoline and Gasoil have quadrupled in price. Over the past decade (2010-2019), Ghana has seen a 347 percent increase in price of Gasoline (Petrol) and a 338 percent increase in Gasoil (Diesel)...