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...
We don’t owe GRIDCo any outstanding debt – Enclave Power Company
A private electricity distribution company and a member of the Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB), Enclave Power Company has denied owing any outstanding debt to the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo). According to the company, a publication on March 26 indicating that it owes the...
Electricity Tarrif to Go Up Significantly Soon – ACEP Predicts
Ghanaians will have to brace themselves up to pay more for electricity consumption, as electricity tariff is expected to go up soon, the African Center for Energy Policy has revealed. This is due to the obsolete equipment that the Ghana GRID Company (GRIDCo) is repairing and upgrading some across the...
Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited makes giant strides in Sierra Leone
Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Ltd which is Ghana's biggest Independent Power Producer is making inroads into the West African sub region after making enormous strides in Ghana's power sector. The giant power producer is planning to deploy in Freetown, Sierra Leone, a 20MWp-50MWp Solar PV in one year and another 160MW...
Boost For Ghana-Burkina Faso Transmission Network As EU Approves €9.7 Million Grant For GRIDCo
Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, has received €9.7 million grant from European Union through the French Development Agency–Agence Francaise Development (AFD) to boost infrastructure works on its interconnection line between Ghana and Burkina Faso. The grant facility will be used to finance the upgrading of an 18km long 161kV transmission...