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Seized electrical cables find their way to market
The Tema Regional Police Command has initiated investigations to unravel the circumstances under which substandard electrical goods loaded in three impounded containers found their way into the Ghanaian market. The probe follows an allegation made against the Ghana...
Petroleum retailers in Ghana threaten to boycott fuel with a temperature above 20 degrees
The Ghana Petroleum Retailers Association has urged the Bulk Oil Distributors and oil depots to abide by a directive to keep the temperature of their petroleum products at 20 degrees Celsius before it is transported. The Association also urged the National Petroleum...
International Atomic Agency impressed with country progress
Representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have commended operators of Ghana’s nuclear programme, Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG), for developing a high-quality integrated management system and ensuring it meets the requirements for the country to...
Govt supports maiden Ghana Gold Expo
Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has assured government’s unflinching support towards this year’s maiden edition of the Ghana Gold Expo to be held in Takoradi in the Western Region. The Deputy Minister said government’s agenda...
Ghana Gold Expo team visits Lands and Natural Resources Ministry
The maiden edition of the Ghana Gold Expo 2020 is to be held in Takoradi in the Western region from March 8 to 10. It will be held under the auspices of the Western Regional Coordinating Council and Aurum Monaco partners of ViewTag Ghana. As part of preparations...
‘2020 is year of growth and dominance’ – GRIDCo CEO
Chief Executive of the Ghana Grid Company, Jonathan Amoako-Baah is predicting a year of growth and dominance in the sub-region for the power transmitter. In a New Year message to staff, the Chief Executive implored employees to rally together and embrace 2020 with...
Group marches against bauxite mining in Atewa forest today
Members of the Concerned Citizens of the Atewa Landscape will today, Tuesday, 21 January embark on a protest march from Sagyimase to Kyebi to say no to the mining of bauxite in the Atewa forest reserve. This will not be the first time a group is kicking against the...
WAPCo shuts down offshore pipeline today
The Ministry of Energy has announced that the West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), which operates the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), will today shut down its offshore pipeline from Nigeria to Ghana for two months. The shutdown is to make way for a...
Shoring-up energy resources to power the economy.
Developers of the Bridge Power project in Tema have announced that the first stage of the project's phase-one will add 142MW of power to the country's power generation mix by end of this month. The power plant, unlike many of the country's hydro and thermal plants, is...
ECG recoups ¢949,116 from power theft in Eastern Region
The Eastern Regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited has recovered ¢949,116 from customers engaged in illegal connection of power. The amount represents penalties and surcharges levelled against customers in the Region, who were caught using...
