The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) and the Institute for Energy Security (IES) want government to address what they describe as “unsustainable indebtedness” to the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC).
At the end of 2019, the Volta River Authority (VRA) and other players in the energy space owed GNGC...
Last year, the United Nations sent out a grim warning: The world has a very short 10-year window to act to avert catastrophic and irreversible climate change. Not surprisingly, the clean energy drive has gone full circle as the ongoing ESG investment craze is now proving amidst the worst pandemic in modern...
In 1973, Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries brought the U.S. economy to its knees. Now, the cartel created 60 years ago is more likely to do Washington's bidding.
Since Saudi Arabia and other Arab OPEC members imposed their famous oil embargo as retribution for U.S. support...
The nation’s industrialisation agenda is the main pull-factor for the consideration of nuclear energy to be added to the energy mix, Board Chairman of Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG), Fred Oware has said - noting that even though there are many uses of nuclear energy, the country is considering the move as...
…to stop post-harvest losses, boost exports
The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) is pushing for the setting-up of radiation facilities across the country to support the food export market as well as prevent post-harvest losses.
According to the Commission, radiation is one of the best methods to address the perennial post-harvest...
… to cut down energy cost and guarantee constant supply
Board Chairman of Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG), Fred Oware, has said the country is planning to switch its energy base-load – the permanent minimum load that a power supply system is required to deliver – from the Akosombo and Kpong hydro power...
Not so long ago, the energy transition was an idealistic concept-driven largely by researchers and environmentalists. The most important drawback was the high cost associated with the deployment of clean technologies. However, today and even more in the very near future, renewable energies (RE) will be accepted as the...
Bui Power Authority (BPA) has launched a sanitation programme called ‘BPA Clean Campaign,' which is to promote cleanliness and encourage waste segregation amongst staff of the Authority.
The drive underlines the Authority’s reputation as ‘Leaders in Renewable Energy’- given that a clean environment is a key element in the provision of...
The main operator of the electricity grid, Ghana Grid Company, (GRIDCo) has attributed recent intermittent power outages to challenges with some of its key transmission lines in the Western and Eastern parts of the country.
“Brief outages have hit certain parts of the country in recent days; particularly last week...
Gov’t, ECG should focus on minimising systemic losses
Pay suppliers, power generators, transmitter on time
The growth of renewable energy in the country should be seen as an opportunity, not a threat to the viability and future growth of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the largest distributor of...