The issue of inequality at the workplace have been discussed extensively by many authors. But one sector in which women’s participation is below that of the broader economy, is the energy sector. Despite making up 48 percent of the global labour force, women only account for 22 percent of...
Residents of resettled communities within the enclave of the 400megawatt Bui Hydroelectric project have appealed to authorities for bill-free electricity supply as part of their compensation package.
They say construction of the dam has adversely affected their source of livelihood – farming and fishing, thus rendering them too financially incapacitated...
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) wants government to help establish a green bank as well as explore the idea of offering renewable energy bonds - if it is truly committed to adding renewable energy to the country’s energy mix and helping industry get access to cheaper power.
This, when...
The Institute for Energy Policies and Research (INSTEPR) has called on the Ministry of Finance to, as a matter of urgency, give accounts to Ghanaians on the GH¢1.26 billion accrued from the Price Stabilization and Recovery Levy (PSRL) since 2015.
The energy sector Civil Society organisation queries come after President...
... calls for local production of components
By Thomas-Moore ADINGO ([email protected])
The global solar energy market is growing in leaps and bounds, with its value expected to reach US$223.3 billion by 2026 from US$52.5billion in 2018 at annual growth rate of 20.5 percent - but with the country only...
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit every part of the energy industry, but investments in renewables are set to drop the least, while renewable energy stocks have outperformed the broader market since U.S. stocks cratered in March.
Within the renewable sector, solar stocks have been on an uptrend for two years,...
as PURC readies to announce new rates
Any significant utility tariffs hike could erode efforts to boost local businesses’ competitiveness and recovery from the economic crisis, says the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI).
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has...
The Managing Director (MD) of Vivo Energy Ghana, Kader Maiga, has reasserted his outfit's commitment to efforts aimed at curbing road accidents in the country.
Mr. Maiga spoke at the launch of Vivo Energy's 'Stop, Think and Drive’ road safety campaign, which seeks to contribute towards the achievement of the...
AMERI Energy has said it gave Ghana value for money in the US$510 million power plants it supplied the country during the acute power crisis.
AMERI, in a statement ahead of a scheduled meeting with the Energy Committee of Parliament, said even though they are confident of the integrity of...