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10th Issue of the Energy Ghana Magazine Out
The Energy Media Group has released the 10th issue of the Energy Ghana magazine, a specialised publication dedicated to the country’s energy sector. The latest issue of the magazine features major activities in Ghana’s energy space, both in the public and private...
President Akufo-Addo Signs illegal Mining Law
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assented to the new illegal mining law which pegs sentences for offenders between 15 to 25 years. Addressing the members of the Council of State on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, President Akufo-Addo said the government took the...
Energy Minister cautions against delays in releasing gas to Karpowership
The Minister for Energy, John Peter Amewu, has expressed satisfaction with Karpowership’s readiness to meet the 17-day planned schedule to commence power generation from its new location at the Sekondi Naval Base. The Minister who was speaking during a tour of the...
Karpowership to receive first power transmission in September – Contractor
Civil and marine engineering solutions provider, Amandi Energy which serves as one of the contractors facilitating the connection of power transmission lines to Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan (Karpowership) has stated that the first gas connection will be completed by...
VIDEO : Ghana Energy Awards 2019 Promises to be bigger and better!
A heartwarming message from the Organizers, Honourable Panel of Judges and Validators (MAZARS) of this year's Ghana Energy Awards Event. Nominations are open till 25th October 2019. Visit http://www.ghanaenergyawards.com/categories.php to file your nominations.
Redirect pre-mix fuel subsidy to sustain fisheries resource
Professor Rashid Sumaila, a Director at the Fisheries Economics Research Unit of the University of British Colombia says the continuous pre-mix fuel subsidy by the government is fueling the depletion of fish stock. In his view, the fuel subsidy does not inure to the...
Angry Sunyani residents criticize gas operators for strike
A section of LPG consumers in Sunyani, capital of the Bono region, have described some gas operators in the region as “greedy, wicked and self-centered” people, who put “personal gains” at the expense of public safety. A number of gas operators in the municipality on...
PIAC awaits GNPC, MoF reports to release its 2019 semi-annual report
Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr Steve Manteaw, has revealed the committee is currently waiting for the reports from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and the Ministry of Finance on the utilisation of petroleum...
H12019: Ghana Stabilization Fund received US$ 69.85m of oil cash – BoG
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that for the first half of 2019, the Ghana Stabilization Fund received a total amount of US$69.85 million from oil proceeds from the Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN), Jubilee and Sankofa Gye Nyame fields. The Stabilisation Fund...
Oil cash: ABFA fails to meet US$236.52m target for H1 2019
During the first half of 2019, the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) received an amount of US$165.66 million from the oil proceeds from the Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN), Jubilee and Sankofa Gye Nyame fields, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced. This means...
