Government has placed an embargo on the construction of new gas and petrol stations across the country till further notice.
This directive is part of new regulatory measures to enforce safety in the handling of LPG and petroleum products in the wake of the Atomic Junction gas explosion.
In a statement...
Christine Churcher, a former Minister of state under President Kufuor’s administration, has been appointed board chair of the Ghana National Gas Company.
At a ceremony in Accra to officially inaugurate the nine-member board, the Chairperson, thanked the President for the confidence reposed in them and promised the board will deliver...
As the country moves to firm-up its development and utilisation of renewable energy potential, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have been given December as the deadline to submit business models for the integration of distributed renewable energy generation.
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu...
A road show to present the much-awaited energy bond to investors is expected to start on Monday, October 16, through to October 19, in New York, Boston, and in London, to raise about GH¢6billion as first tranche.
“Presumably, a week after the road show we would expect settlement of the...
Minister for Energy Boakye Agyarko has said beginning next year some government institutions will have their power component converted to solar to ease pressure on the national grid.
Government institutions, including the Flagstaff House, Parliament House, Junior and Senior High Schools, are expected to have their power component converted to...
Government has been warned to explore an out of court settlement with the Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU), as the country runs the risk of missing out on the US$498.2 million Millennium Challenge fund, a coalition of stakeholders on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) concession arrangement has warned.
However,...
The National Petroleum Authority has been mandated to hire 200 auditors to ensure that safety standards are fully complied with at all gas stations in the country.
The auditors will move from station to station to ensure that safety equipment such as CO2, foam and others are all in place.
The...
The newly-appointed board of the Volta River Authority has been mandated to convert all non-power businesses of the authority into stand-alone commercial ventures, as part of restructuring efforts commenced by government.
The authority, by its creation, is involved in other businesses in non-power sectors such as health, education, hospitality and...
In spite of the vast opportunities available in the upstream oil and gas sector, local participation is very low due to high barriers of entry, a report by Ernst & Young (EY), Ghana, indicates.
The report shows that local participation in areas like well drilling, engineering services, exploration and subsurface,...
Government intends to scale up the penetration of renewable energy in the system, with a plan to hit 300megawatts of solar by 2020.
As part of the measures, the Bui Power Authority has completed expansion works on its switchyard to accommodate the injection of up to 250MW of grid solar...