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Prosper Ogum gets green light from Otumfuo to continue after crisis meeting at Manhyia
Coach Prosper Nartey Ogum has been given the green light to continue his job as the coach of Asante Kotoko after a meeting with the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at Manhyia this afternoon. The crisis meeting gathering which took place at the Manhyia palace on Tuesday, April 18, had the players, the technical team, and […]
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Stanbic executive calls for involvement of financial institutions in wholesale electricity market
Sydney Nii Ayitey Tetteh, Executive Vice President, Energy and Infrastructure at Stanbic Bank Ghana, has emphasized the important role of financial institutions in the soon to be implemented wholesale electricity market. He made this statement at the Electricity Market Conference held at the Volta Residence, Akuse in the Eastern Region. The Electricity Market Conference had […]
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Rebranding of Ameri Power Plants an attempt to hoodwink voters – Edudzi
Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, the Director of Legal Directorate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed concerns about the government’s alleged plan to rename the Ameri Power Plant as the Kumasi 1 Thermal Power Plant. The Volta River Authority in a recent Facebook post announced the commissioning of the Kumasi 1 Thermal Power Plant (K1TPP) […]
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Energy
K1TPP: There’s absolutely nothing wrong with renaming AMERI plants – Energy Analyst
Energy analyst and Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has stated that the government did no wrong in renaming the AMERI power plants to Kumasi 1 Thermal Power Plant (K1TPP). He said the renaming of the Africa and Middle East Resource Investment (AMERI) plants to Kumasi 1 Thermal Power […]
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Business
CEO of IPGG calls for strategic planning in power generation and distribution framework
The CEO of the Independent Power Generators, Ghana (IPGG), Dr. Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor is advocating strategic planning in our power generation and distribution framework. He says that the focus of IPGG is on enhancing efficiency through advanced technologies and better planning strategies. In a statement, Mr Apetorgbor said “We are dedicated to working collaboratively with […]
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Energy
Akufo-Addo to recommission AMERI power plants commissioned under Mahama – John Jinapor
Ranking member of the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament and MP for the Yapei-Kusawgu constituency, John Abdulai Jinapor, has stated that the NDC will no longer countenance attempts by the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government to rename projects commissioned under former President John Dramani Mahama. Mr. Jinapor’s comments follow reports that the government is set to commission […]
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Koforidua: Residents urge GWL to improve water supply
Residents of Koforidua, the capital of the Eastern Region in Ghana, are demanding urgent action from the management of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL) to address the ongoing water rationing crisis that has persisted for four years. The residents are also requesting an increase in water production to meet the growing demand. Since 2020, GWCL […]
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Features
Addressing challenges in power sector
… experts perspectives from “the dialogue“ The power sector in Ghana has been plagued by persistent challenges, including electricity crises that have had significant ramifications on the nation’s economy and livelihoods. In recognition of the urgency to address these issues, The Dialogue, a platform created by the Graduate Students Association (GRASAG) National Secretariat is dedicated […]
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Energy
Ghana could lose power export market should President’s directive continue – Nana Amoasi VII
The Executive Director for the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has cautioned that Ghana could lose the electricity export market if President Akufo-Addo’s directive to curtail power continues. President Akudo-Addo, in a letter to the Volta River Authority (VRA), ordered the retention of power exports for domestic use in response to the […]
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Columnist
The public debt crisis (1): Lessons for the present and the future
By Dr. Richmond ATUAHENE Abstract The present paper examines the issue of the current Ghana’s public debt crisis, its underlying causes and lessons for the present and the future. After providing a historical discussion, we show that the austerity of the last four years has been unsuccessful in stabilizing the debt while, at the same […]
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Erratic power supply: Request supply data from power producers – PUWU tells PURC
The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) has waded into the erratic power supply situation (dumsor) in the country, calling on the regulator, the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC), to demand power supply data from the power producers. The union maintained that the power distributor, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), is experiencing less supply of […]
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Beatwaves
Guide Radio Introduces ‘Maximum Jazz With Yomi Sower’
Yomi Sower Ghana’s premier entertainment radio station, Guide Radio 91.5, has introduced a new programme dubbed ‘Maximum Jazz with Yomi Sower’, a jazz music programme to entertain its cherished listeners
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2024 Polls: Bawumia pledges to provide 2000 megawatt of solar power
The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has pledged to provide 2,000 megawatts of solar power which is half of Ghana’s electricity needs when voted into power. He made this promise during an engagement with members of the informal sector through a forum organized by the Council of Indigenous Business Associations. […]
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Energy
Gov’t has made no intervention in power sector since 2017 – Bawa
The Member of Parliament of the Bongo constituency and member of the Mines and Energy Committee, Edward Bawa, has stated that thegovernment has not made any intervention in the energy sector of the economy. The Bongo legislator said this in an interview with Alfred Ocansey, host of TV3’s Ghana Tonight programme on Monday, March 25. […]
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ECG blames Monday’s outage on challenges at GRIDCo’s Mallam Bulk Supply point
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed the current power outage being experienced in parts of Accra to an outage from the Ghana Grid Company Limited’s Mallam Bulk Supply Point (BSP). It said affected areas include West Hills Mall, Sunda, Bortianor, McCarthy Hill, Mallam, Dansoman, Sakaman, Lapaz, Gbegbeyise, Glefe, Exhibition, Sowutuom, Kwashieman, Odorkor, Fadama, […]
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Music
Medikal parts ways with AMG
Popular Ghanaian hip-hop star Medikal has said he is no longer part of AMG, a music group led by Criss Waddle. Medikal made this announcement on X but did not disclosed the motive behind his departure. “I’m no longer a member of AMG. If you see me wey you talk AMG I go fi slap […]
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International
Blackouts hit Ukraine after wave of Russian strikes
Large areas of Ukraine are suffering blackouts after Russian missiles targeted energy infrastructure. Fifteen blasts were reported in the second-largest city, Kharkiv, said the mayor, while more than 53,000 households in Odesa were without power. Ukraine’s energy minister, German Galushchenko, accused Russia of trying to provoke “a large-scale failure of the country’s energy system”. A […]
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South Africa’s largest city battles unprecedented water crisis
For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity. While hot weather has shrunk reservoirs, crumbling infrastructure after […]
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Opinion
Bagbin replies Akufo-Addo: Here is why General Arts students leading the conversations
In what appears to be one of the formal responses from the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to President Akufo-Addo’s penchant for not assenting to private members’ bills, General Arts students, particularly those who read government in senior high school, experienced nothing but separation of powers on display. A cursory glance at TV3 Ghana’s quote […]
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