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ECG’s eight-day ‘dumsor’ schedule begins today
The eight days intermittent power outages, popularly known as dumsor takes effect today, May 10, 2021. Residents in some parts of the Greater Accra region will be experiencing dumsor till Monday, May 17, 2021. The outages will rotate between day and night from 6am to...
Seth Terkper’s ESLA ‘helping’ Akufo-Addo gov’t to clear energy sector debts – John Kumah
Deputy Finance Minister-designate John Kumah has conceded that the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA) introduced by former Finance Minister Seth Terkper during the Mahama administration, has been helpful to the Akufo-Addo government is clearing a lot of energy...
GNPC’s non-core activities could derail growth plans – PIAC
The Technical Manager of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Mark Agyemang, has said the national oil company, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), will struggle to become independent if it continues to engage in quasi-fiscal activities....
PURC to compensate consumers for power outages
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has said “following the conclusion” of its “preliminary investigations” into the recent power cuts, it is, in accordance with the regulatory processes, “ascertaining the liability and possibility of compensation to...
BOST clears GH¢237 million debt to banks, denies claims of underperformance
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has cleared all of its GH¢237 million debt owed to some domestic banks in the country.The money, which was owed GCB Bank, Fidelity Bank, UMB Bank and UBA Bank, was paid through government’s intervention,...
Fuel Price reduction: Govt considered coronavirus impact on Ghanaians – Energy Ministry
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy, Kwasi Obeng Fosu, has indicated the government took a decision to reduce the fuel prices because the country is not in normal times. According to him a meeting which took place between the Minister of Energy, Mathew Opoku...
COPEC demands review of deregulation system
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers(COPEC) has demanded an urgent review of the country’s deregulation system for the petroleum sector to cushion the consumer. The demand comes despite the eight pesewas reduction in the margin of the price build-up of fuel. Speaking to...
Ghana Gas announces reading project for 30 Basic Schools in Ellembelle
The Ghana National Gas Company has announced a reading project dubbed ‘Turn a Page’ for about 30,000 pupils from 30 Basic Schools in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. The ‘Turn a Page’ project is a literacy project that aims to inculcate reading habits...
Don’t increase transports fares yet – GPRTU, GRTCC to members
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) have asked their members not to increase transportation fares until further notice despite the recent hike in the prices of fuel. In a joint statement, the two...
MCC did not impose ECG privatisation on Ghana – Mahmoud Bah
Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Mahmoud Bah, has clarified that his outfit did not impose the privatisation of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on the government of Ghana. According to him, the MCC in its compact...
