Memorandum of Understanding for combined cycle power plant with a capacity of 660 megawatts
Total investment volume of more than US$500million
Siemens and Rotan Power have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and build a combined cycle power plant with a capacity of 660 megawatts (MW) at...
The Energy Commission has introduced a Certified Refrigerating App to help consumers identify energy efficient refrigerators and also help the commission eliminate sub-standard refrigerating appliances that are smuggled into the country.
Speaking at the launch, Acting Director for Energy Efficiency & Climate Change at the commission, Kofi Adu Agyarko said,...
Contrary to speculations in the public sphere that the 400MW Bui power plant has been a ‘white elephant’, its management argues that it has been “a very profitable investment,” whilst delivering critical support to power stability.
At a press briefing on Monday, management of the plant said since 2014, a...
Etix Everywhere, in partnership with Ngoya and the Africa Investment Group (AIG), has announced the start of constructing a Tier-4 data centre in the country.
The multi-tenant data centre (MTDC) will be carrier- and vendor-neutral, and will be powered by a solar plant - ensuring clean power independent of the...
A decade after oil discovery in Ghana, the commodity’s revenue generation developmental impacts so far are questionable, Professor John Asafu-Adjaye - Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) - has stated.
He said despite the fact that some of the revenue generated from oil has been saved for future...
The Board Chairman of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Mr. Kweku Awotwi, has led a delegation of stakeholders in the energy and cocoa sectors to inspect a solar facility implemented by cocoa-processor Cargill Ghana Limited.
The entourage included the Chairman of HFC Bank (Gh,) Ltd, Mr. Charles Zwennes; Programmes Manager...
A consortium of Ghanaian investors, in partnership with the Ghana Gas Company Limited, is to set up a Polyethylene Plant at Esiama in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region.
This can be done by using ethane from the gas produced by Ghana Gas which has high component of ethane...
In a bid to rid the market of substandard and unlicensed electrical products, the Energy Commission has said it plans to present a bill to Parliament, which will give it powers to clean the market of illegal products.
The commission, which is the technical regulator of the electricity sector, wants...
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCC), has welcomed governments quest to review downwards electricity tariffs by 13% in 2018 but has called for the review to be done without incurring additional costs.
According to the Chamber, though energy remains critical to business operations, its was important that...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said government will increase the installed generation capacity by about 487MW through Cenpower (340MW), Early Power Phase 1 (147MW), this year to meet the growing demand for electricity.
Presenting the budget, he said the country’s installed generation capacity was increased from 4,132 MW in 2016...