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20th March, 2013
Accra, March 19, GNA - The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Gene A. Cretz, on Tuesday called on Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister of Energy and Petroleum, to discuss the second compact of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) among other things.
Mr Buah said the country was ready for increased collaboration with the US in the area ...
8th March, 2013
The Volta River Authority (VRA) says the current power crisis is expected to end in the middle of the year but says the sure-fire solution to blackouts in Ghana is an “immediate tariff ...
7th March, 2013
Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister for Energy, has urged West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) to ensure it adheres to the schedule date of resumption of operations of the gas ...
26th February, 2013
The Minister of Communications, Dr. Edward Omane- Boamah has asked the National Communications Authority, (NCA) to urgently review all frequencies in order to retrieve underutilized ones.
That, ...
13th February, 2013
Charles Wereko-Brobby, an energy expert and former Chief Executive of the Volta River Authority, has vowed to challenge any increase in petroleum prices in court unless government produces figures to ...
8th February, 2013
Government will aggressively pursue its energy programme to achieve a 100 per cent accessibility of electricity in every part of the country by 2016, Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister-designate ...
31st January, 2013
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has directed the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) not to ration water during the repair works on the four of the 12 filters at the Weija Treatment ...
15th January, 2013
The Tema District Council of Labour has disclosed that the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR)has confirmed to the Council that Government has released an amount of $30,000,000 to the industry.
This is ...
14th January, 2013
Government has assured the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) that it will receive an amount of $37.7 million by the end of the first quarter of the year, to complete its plant stabilization and profitability ...
26th December, 2012
Energy Ministers of West Africa have asked operators of the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) to ensure that gas starts flowing by February ending next year.
The ultimatum was given by the ministers ...
18th December, 2012
The Volta River Authority (VRA) yesterday held a second local content stakeholders forum in Accra.
The forum is designed to provide the guide posts in VRA’s effort at promoting local content ...
13th December, 2012
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited is implementing a Distribution System Loss Reduction Project intended to trim the company’s distribution system losses from the current 20 per cent to ...
6th December, 2012
Utility service providers on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to provide efficient and reliable power supply before during and after the December 7 elections.
The service providers namely, the ...
10th October, 2012
Consumers of electricity have been cautioned against leaving their gadgets on or on standby when leaving their houses for work else they risk recording high energy consumption charges or faulty ...
2nd October, 2012
The Tema Cenit Thermal Power Plant (TCTPP) owned by CENIT Energy a subsidiary of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is set to add 126 megawatts of electricity to the National Grid in ...
25th September, 2012
The Electricity Company of Ghana, (ECG) will soon sign a performance contract with its customers.
The contract to be known as the Customer Charter would ensure that customers pay their bills ...
30th April, 2012
The Accra West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) has embarked on a campaign to educate consumers under its jurisdiction on effective ways of using pre-paid meters and also elicit ...
25th February, 2012
The Volta River Authority (VRA) says it is holding discussions with the Nigerian authorities to restore full supply of gas to Ghana to enable the VRA to do full production of electricity.
At a news ...
15th December, 2011
The Accra West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Tuesday held an awards ceremony to recognize customers of the company.
Consumers including Japan Motors, Francopat Limited, ...
12th December, 2011
Vice-President John Mahama has inaugurated an $8.5 million power transmission sub-station at Buipe in the Central Gonja district of the Northern Region.
The 161/34.5kv facility will supply ...
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