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Bui Power Authority assures GRIDCo of power supply
The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bui Power Authority (BPA), Mr. Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, together with senior officials of the Authority paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer (CE0) of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), Ing. Ebenezer...
Akufo-Addo grants approval to stop petroleum levy charges for two months
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted approval to zero the Price Stabilization and Recovery Levies on petrol, diesel, and LPG for two months. A statement issued by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) said the approval follows the advice of the NPA to...
Increase petrol import from Ghana – NPA boss appeals to sole Burkinabe importer
In a bid to improve petroleum products trade between Ghana and Burkina Faso, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is reviewing the export and transit arrangements with Societe Nationale Burkinabe d’Hydrocarbures (SONABHY). SONABHY is the only institution mandated by...
Tullow Oil PLC starts multi-well drilling in Ghana
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has announced it will start a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore in Ghana with the commencement of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee Field. As previously announced, the company said in a statement to the Ghana News Agency...
VRA achieve financial success, remarkably reducing its debt
Joseph Cudjoe, the Minister of Public Enterprises, on Monday, commended the Management of the Volta River Authority (VRA), for working hard to remarkably reduce the huge financial indebtedness of the institution. A presentation by the Authority showed that the VRA,...
Energy Minister lauds Ghana Energy Awards
Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has commended the Ghana Energy Awards (GEA) as a great initiative for the energy sector, particularly in view of the stringent processes attached to its organisation and the integrity of the people featured on its panel....
Shutdown of Atuabo Gas Plant for maintenance work begins today
The Ghana National Gas Company has scheduled a planned maintenance shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant, starting Monday, October 4. A statement from the Corporate Communications of GNGC, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the scheduled temporary...
Government to reserve downstream petroleum marketing for indigenous companies
Last week, chieftains of the downstream oil and gas industry, the National Petroleum Authority, led by its new chief executive, Dr. Mustapha Hamid, unveiled a major shift in state policy with regards to the structure of the sector. Addressing editors of media houses...
BOST is now a profit-making body, to become best in sub-region – MD
The Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Edwin Provencal, has disclosed that the state body has in the last two years increased its revenue earning from 17% to 75%. Mr. Provencal addressing journalists over the weekend...
Duty free import on electric vehicles in the offing
Lovers of electric vehicles (EVs) and pro-environmentalists would soon enjoy free import duty on electric vehicles, as the government plans to introduce a 100 percent waiver on electricity powered cars. This is because the Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Finance...
