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...
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB), says the bank would invest 12 billion dollars in the power sector in Africa in four years with the goal of
leveraging on the aviation sector.
He said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
Adesina said the aviation...
Ghana is set to get its first waste to energy recycling plant, as the Ghana Plastic Manufacturers Association readies to establish a £5million recycling facility.
The plant, to be located at Akunse in the Eastern Region, will transform sachet-water-bags waste into carrybags, which after use will also be converted -...
The 4th Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA 2017) brings together over 400 industry players in the oil and gas industry annually from downstream, mainstream and upstream specifically.
The awards recognises achievements from local and international companies involved in the Ghana oil and gas sector and rewarded those that have played...
Officials of Intercity STC (ISTC) are upbeat about their new alliance with engine-oil supplier Exol Lubricants, which they reckon is saving the company from having to invest more in constant changes of oil.
According to a Deputy Managing Director, Technical Services at Intercity STC, Ing. John Awuku Dzuazah, the company...
Efforts to recycle plastic waste in country have received a major boost following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between eight leading manufacturers, to among other things promote investments and harmonise waste reprocessing.
Dubbed the ‘Ghana Recycling Initiative by Private Enterprises’ (GRIPE), the idea is led by Coca Cola,...
Electricity tariffs could drop much lower than government is planning to reduce them if the multitude of taxes on petroleum products, which feed into the tariffs, are clipped one way or another, Professor Felix Asante, Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, has said.
“I was personally...
Despite legitimate concerns about pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, coal will continue to be significant in the future, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.
It urges “greater efforts…by government and industry to embrace less polluting and more efficient technologies to ensure that coal becomes a much cleaner source of...
As part of efforts for the country to consider wind power generation, a 15-member delegation of engineers energy experts from the country have visited Lekela, a renewable power generation company in South Africa.
The visit by the 15 engineers and managers from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), and the Electricity...
Mr Egbert Faibille Jnr, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Petroleum Commission, has said as a first step to enhance the capacity of Ghanaians in the oil and gas operations, it was important to reduce expenditure by indigenising training and minimizing overseas training.
He said the government was committed to ensuring...