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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...
Uganda: Govt Is Delicately Balancing Environment and Oil Activities
In the recent past, a host of countries, especially those from the West to achieving "net zero" in a few decades. In pursuit of this, huge cutbacks in the fossil fuels industry are expected to be undertaken with a target of replacing them with new green technologies...
Africa: Era of Leaded Petrol Over, Eliminating a Major Threat to Human and Planetary Health
The official end of the use of leaded petrol will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths and save USD 2.45 trillion a year The end of leaded petrol follows a 19-year campaign led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners UNEP urges countries to work...
Zimbabwe: Bucking Global Shift to Cleaner Energy, Zimbabwe Digs Deeper Into Coal
The government says more coal mining will create jobs and give the country's power supply a much-needed boost, but critics warn the environmental cost is too high Government opens more coal mines to boost power supply and jobs Plan sparks fears over harm to wildlife,...
Going nuclear will reduce cost of production – Nuclear Power Ghana
The Board Chairman of Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG), Prof. Benjamin Nyarko, has said that adding nuclear power to the nation’s energy mix will push down the cost of production, thereby leading to a lower cost of goods and services. He said locally produced goods are...
Ghana’s Nuclear Power Project estimated to generate US$1.2 billion for local industries – GAEC Boss
The Director-General of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Prof. Benjamin Jabez Botwe Nyarko, has said that Ghana's Nuclear Power Programme (NPP) is estimated to generate US$1.2 billion through local industry participation during its implementation. Speaking...
Electric Vehicles: Ghana’s Nuclear Power Plant to meet demand – Dr Yamoah
Ghana’s Nuclear Power Plant will soon provide safe, clean, and affordable energy to support Ghana’s quest to join the world in phasing out fossil-fueled vehicles if the roadmap is strictly followed. Dr Stephen Yamoah, Executive Director of Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG),...
Electric Vehicles: Draft policy ready by year end – Energy Minister
A comprehensive draft document on technical regulations and policy framework that tackles all technical issues on the mass deployment of electric vehicles in Ghana is expected to be ready by the end of this year. The draft is being spearheaded by the Energy Commission...
Ghana striving for an industrialised economy driven by nuclear, renewable energy
The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said the Government is working towards boosting Ghana's industrialisation with clean and reliable energy systems, such as nuclear and renewables. He said there was a growing consensus that nuclear energy had an...
Ethiopia: Nation to Enhance transportation Program That Works With Renewable Energy
Ministry of Transportation announced on 16th June that it would enhance a transportation program that works with renewable energy in the country. Speaking at the establishment of a high-level national facilitation committee for "Electricity Mobility Program,"...
Nigeria: Fuel scarcity returns, marketers demand release of N413bn subsidy
Some accredited oil subsidy marketers on Thursday said the failure of Federal Government to release the approved N413 billion subsidy debt was disrupting their fuel importation schedule. The marketers who spoke in an interview with the media said that they were...
T3 thermal plant conundrum
The Takoradi 3 (T3) thermal plant, with an installed capacity of some 132 megawatts, has come under intense scrutiny over the past few While some have attributed the challenges bedevilling the installation to the type of machines, others have blamed the gods of the...
Atlantis Gets $83 Million for World’s Largest Tidal-Stream Farm
Atlantis Resources Corp., a Morgan Stanley-backed maker of tidal turbines, raised about 50 million pounds ($83 million) to start building the world’s largest tidal-stream power plant in Scottish waters. The money was raised from the U.K.’s Department of Energy...
