Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has charged the newly constituted Board of Directors of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) to collaborate with management of the company and work hard to ensure stable supply of electricity to the northern part of the country.
China Starts Constructing $17-Billion Nuclear Power Plant
China has started construction work on a new US$17-billion nuclear power plant project, for which it will install Russian nuclear reactors at the Xudabao project in northeastern China, World Nuclear News reports.
South Africa: Eskom’s Medupi Power Station Exploded
The Medupi Power Station operated by South Africa’s power utility Eskom, on Sunday, exploded but no casualty was recorded.
Zambia: Major Outage Leaves Much Of Zambia Without Power
Zambia on Sunday suffered an abrupt near nationwide blackout which lasted not less than an hour.
Issues of capacity charges have not been treated transparently – Edward Bawa
A Member of Parliament’s Energy and Mines Committee has bemoaned the lack of transparency with regards to the country’s energy capacity charges.
Private sector participation will address all ECG’s issues – Energy expert
Energy expert, Kojo Poku says having private sector participation in the affairs of the Electricity Company of Ghana will help solve all its issues.
Ghana: Kabral Blay-Amihere Re-appointed Board Chairman Of GRIDCo
A former Chairman of National Media Commission and a Diplomat Kabral Blay Amihere has been re-appointed as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Ghana Grid Company to oversee the affairs of the transmission company for the next four years.