The country could substantially strengthen its foothold as Africa’s top gold producer if issues concerning insecurity at mines, delays in obtaining permits and railway infrastructure are addressed, the Ghana Chamber of Mines, has said.
The Chamber’s Chief Executive Officer Sulemanu Koney said these issues have been identified as having the...
Government has directed the Forestry Commission not to issue forest entry permits for mining purposes until further notice.
The directive, according to the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, forms part of measures to regulate small-scale mining and to reduce adverse effects of the activities on the...
For the past 30 years, we have seen acclaimed sustainable certification organisations, telling the whole world that there is a need to fight for fairer trade for farmers across the Globe. One of such certifications is Fairtrade, which have indicated in their mission statement, as committed to connecting disadvantaged...
Tel Energy Limited, an emerging player within the downstream petroleum industry in Ghana is proud to announce that it has been certified according to the standard ISO 9001:2015 after being independently verified by TÜV Hessen, one of the leading certification bodies in the world.
With this single stroke of achievement,...
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calls for dispassionate discourse on the subject
Economist Dr. Kwame Baah-Nuakoh has described as ‘baffling’ and ‘economically imprudent’ the current position of several economic actors on the Ghana Heritage Fund (GHF) - at a time when the nation is saddled...
Management of Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited have assured Energy Minister Dr. Mattew Opoku Prempeh of full support and cooperation in the power sector.
The Director of Ghana's largest independent power producer, Togbe Afede XIV, last week led a six-member delegation to pay a visit to the sector minister at...
The country’s Sinking and Contingency Funds have both been denied their overdue revenue to the tune of US$33.34 million, for the year-end December 2020, as mandated by law.
The two funds take their revenue source from the Petroleum Holding Fund (PHF) in which the underlying law places a cap of...
Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken the boldest economic step in recent memory by announcing that Ghana will no longer export raw cocoa to Switzerland – and, perhaps, other western countries. Rather, the world’s second-largest producer of cocoa will increase cocoa processing and chocolate production for export.
Switzerland...
The CEO of the Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber, David Ampofo, has said there is sufficient locally produced natural gas offshore in addition to imports from Nigeria to satisfy the demand for gas in the country now and in the medium term.
He said, “the importation of LNG is rather late...
…as companies switch to renewables
The Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG) has called for urgent steps to contain the risk of stranded oil wells, as oil producing companies show disinterest in exploring and producing the commodity in Ghana.
According to the group, investments in exploration and new development...