Cocoa farmers are demanding a farm-gate price of GH¢1,380 for a 62.5kg bag of cocoa beans, a 72.5 percent increase over the current price of GH¢800. As COCOBOD gets ready to announce new prices for the upcoming 2023/2024 cocoa season in the coming days, a group known as the Ghana...
Gold Fields Ghana Limited has held a two-day suppliers conference at Tarkwa in the Western Region for its supply chain partners. The suppliers conference, themed ‘The ESG Culture Change: an Imperative to Building a Resilient Supply Chain through Partnership’, attracted over 300 local and foreign suppliers. Participants deliberated on issues...
Parliament has directed the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to take immediate steps to transfer its shares in the offshore company Jubilee Oil Holding Limited (JOHL) to its subsidiary company GNPC Explorco. This development follows mounting concerns raised by several key stakeholders, including the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC)...
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Yapei Kusawgu, John Jinapor, has called upon the Akufo-Addo government to utilize existing laws to safeguard indigenous companies like Genser Energy. He emphasized the importance of these companies actively participating in nation-building. Jinapor who is also the ranking member of the...
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy has found no evidence of any losses from a deal between the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and Genser Energy Ghana Limited (GEGL), concluding an investigation into unfounded claims of irregularities. The investigation was initiated in response to claims made by the...
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) recorded a net profit of GH¢342.5million in 2022. The figure represents an increase of 112 percent over the 2021 earnings of GH¢160.7million, and is the second consecutive year that the state-owned company has returned profit. Consequently, its operating income also increased -...
…ensuring fuel price stability Ghana's downstream oil and gas sector stands as a cornerstone of its economic development - providing the energy needed to power industries, transportation networks and households across the nation. Ensuring the continued vitality of this sector is of paramount importance to Ghana's economic stability. At...
The Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) has made a strong case for the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). It said listing the state-owned oil company on the stock market will enable it to raise significant capital, improve its corporate governance...
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) will start full implementation of the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) in September this year, the Authority’s deputy Chief Executive Officer, Perry Curtis Kwabla Okudzeto, has said. The CRM aims to ensure that by 2030, 50 percent of Ghanaians have access to safe, clean and environmentally...
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced an extension of the closing date for its debt exchange offer programme, aimed at managing debt securities and providing investors with enhanced investment opportunities. The decision to extend the closing date, the cocoa sector regulator said, was necessitated by an error in the...