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...
A cross section of agricultural scientists, water experts and sector related policy makers in Ghana have established the importance of the management of agricultural water for the national attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.
This was at a Forum on Wednesday September 20th, 2017, in Accra, organized by the International...
Accra’s finest five-star luxury property, Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City has been adjudged the “Best Hotel in West Africa” by the Bafalon Awards Committee of Experts in partnership with Africa Travel Quarterly, West Africa’s first travel magazine.
The honour was conferred on the hotel at the third edition of the...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has taken the convenience of personal banking to a new height by holding an investments seminar for clients to help them make more informed and relevant choices about investments.
With a highly-trained staff, the bankers can now identify any structural or tactical gaps in a client’s...
The country’s desire to ensure universal electricity access by 2020 is likely to suffer a severe blow when ECG goes under private care, as the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) wants further power expansion projects halted.
A feasibility study conducted by the MCC, on behalf of government, as part of the...
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, yesterday led a delegation to illegal mining sites in the country, as the 21-day ultimatum given to illegal miners operating in the country expires by close of day.
According to John Peter Amewu, the delegation was on site to assess which government interventions is...
Ghanaian civil society organisations have commended the on-going media advocacy on illegal mining popularly known as “galamsey,” for succeeding in establishing the evils of the practice, particularly, as it relates to destruction of water bodies and in stopping the practice for now.
But they are of the view that the...
With its lush vegetation, pristine waters, many safe beaches, and ideal spots for scuba diving, São Tomé and Príncipe Island, situated in the Atlantic Ocean, offers the ideal location to fetter love nurtured abroad.
Many lovers have also nourished their love on this gentle twin tropical Island where its beaches...