The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has commissioned 26 megawatts (MW) of solar photo voltait (PV) resources to augment its 404MW hydroelectric generating station.
The coming on stream of the 26MW floating solar PV is the beginning of the Bui hydro-solar hybrid production. It is the country’s first ever hybrid plant...
Last week BloombergNEF (BNEF) published a new report that quantifies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. carbon dioxide emissions.
The report estimates that 2020 emissions will be 9.2 percent lower than in 2019, reaching a level last seen in 1983. At that time, BNEF notes, the economy was 60percent smaller...
A record 152 golfers from across the country participated in the 2020 edition of the CalBank Open Golf Championships, which concluded on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the Achimota Golf Course. The event, which was originally scheduled for October 10 had to be pushed after heavy downpour rendered the...
Ghana’s ‘living with the virus’ strategy has been an essential facilitator of good supply chain governance during the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor Douglas Boateng, a supply chain management expert, has said.
Speaking at the recent African Institute for Supply Chain Research Conference (AISCR), as the keynote speaker where he shed some...
…as 109,557 special voters cast ballot today
With barely seven days to the general election, the Electoral Commission (EC) has stressed its readiness to execute its mandate as all the necessary arrangements have been made to ensure a peaceful, credible and transparent election come December 7, 2020.
Jean Mensa, Chairperson of...
President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB), Ghana Patricia Sappor, has said that a proper adherence to the Banking Code of Ethics and Business Conduct will go a long way to consolidate the gains realized after the financial sector cleanup and the subsequent confidence the public has reposed...
A set of guidelines that seek to curb and possibly prevent money laundering and combat the financing of terrorism in the gaming industry are set to be introduced.
The Gaming Commission, which regulates sports betting companies and casinos, in collaboration with the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), the Ghana Police Service...
… plans to introduce new products
With renewed public interest in health, safety and sustainability, spurred on by the ongoing pandemic, indigenous beverage manufacturer, Kasapreko has reiterated its commitment to public wellbeing and this will be reflected in its action plan beginning next year, its Managing Director, Richard Adjei, has...
Seeks to recoup US$1.4bn from natural rubber export
The once vibrant Bonsa Tyres Company Limited (BTCL) which has been non-functional for a number of decades is set to be revived under the National Export Development Strategy (NEDS) as part of a move to increase earnings from natural rubber to...
FBNBank Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has officially opened its Osu Oxford Street branch - bringing the total branch number nationwide to 20.
The new branch is expected to offer the quality universal banking services for which the bank has become noted to individuals, businesses...