Ghana’s downstream petroleum regulator, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has directed Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to increase the prices of petrol and diesel effective May 1, 2021. The Government of Ghana introduced Sanitation and Pollution levies of 10 pesewas each on a litre of diesel and petrol and 20 pesewas...
Karpowership Ghana donates food items to Muslim community in support of Ramadan
Karpowership Ghana has donated food items to the Muslim Community in Sekondi-Takoradi in support of Ramadan. The donated items include bags of rice, cartons of vegetable oil, milk, canned fish, among others. Presenting the items, Corporate Communications Specialist of Karpowership Ghana, Sandra Amarquaye, said the gesture is “a mark of...
ECG Releases Load Shedding Timetable For Accra
Ghana’s capital, Accra, is expected to experience power outages from May 10 -17, 2021, energynewsafrica.com can report. This is because the country’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, will curtail power supply to greater parts of the capital to pave way for them to energise the on-going Bulk Supply Point Project at...
We need to generate more energy – Energy Minister urges
The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has called for the need to generate more, not less, power as the country’s power needs grow in consonance with its growing population and urbanization. The Minister made this observation when he opened a four-day Energy Sector Work Programme Retreat for 2021...
New Board takes office to steer affairs of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors
A new 11-member board has been sworn into office to steer the affairs of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) for the next three years. The new eleven-member executive board has vast experience in finance, taxation, engineering, corporate governance, accounting, management, marketing and oil and gas. Mrs. Ivy...