By Buertey Francis BORYOR The Director-General of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Professor Samuel Boakye Dampare, has emphasised the commission’s dedication to promoting the peaceful utilisation of nuclear science and technology to impact all facets of society. The commitment, according to him, will increase the utilisation of radiation sources and...
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...
Gov’t, ECG should focus on minimising systemic losses Pay suppliers, power generators, transmitter on time The growth of renewable energy in the country should be seen as an opportunity, not a threat to the viability and future growth of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the largest distributor of...
Crude oil prices tumbled on Monday, as investors waited for a decision by producer group OPEC+ whether to extend large output cuts to balance global markets, but vaccine hopes helped keep benchmarks on track to rise more than a fifth in November. January Brent crude futures, which will expire later...
Upon attaining independence in 1957, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah the new leader of the country found energy as an enabler to economic liberation, having achieved political liberation. Osagyefo saw the need for adequate, accessible, consistent, and affordable electricity to help boost agriculture, increasing trade, improving transportation, expanding industries; serving as...
CSOs demand in wake of ExxonMobil’s exit Government needs to overhaul the petroleum agreements (PA) regime to make the industry more attractive to international oil companies, energy sector Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have said, following the recent exit of American oil multinational ExxonMobil. The oil major’s exit - coupled with...
GOIL Company Limited has opened its 410th station at Darkuman in Accra, with a promise to reach all underserved communities across the country. Group CEO and Managing Director of GOIL Company Limited, Mr. Kwame Osei Prempeh, disclosed this when he officially opened the modern one-stop shop service station near the...
The European Union is bracing itself for an energy crisis this winter, as nations are more reliant than ever on natural gas to heat homes and power industries amid efforts to quit coal and increase the use of cleaner energy sources. The unfolding EU ENERGY crisis, born out of rising...
…An interview with David Ampofo How is the upstream chamber coming along? Answer: In these times of great change for the industry globally, the Chamber’s role is even more relevant. Now more than ever there is a need for the country and in fact the continent of Africa to develop...
set to complete US$35m bitumen plant June ending New businesses to deliver future growth GOIL Company Limited recorded a net profit of GH¢99million in 2021, an increase of nine percent over the previous year. The profit growth was driven by improvement in fuel sales volumes of 886.6 million litres, over...