1st March 2022 Deputy Energy Minister, Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer has stated that it is important for Ghana to consider several important factors in the global conversation about energy transition, lest the country risk sitting on stranded oil assets that are key to our development agenda. He made this call...
Over ¢6 million stolen power retrieved – Tema ECG
3rd March 2022 The Tema Region of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in its vigilance retrieved GH¢6.2 million for power theft in 2021. The region last year doubled its efforts in recovering every pesewa to help reduce commercial losses and improve revenue collection of the company. In an interview...
Expo 2020: Energy Minister woos investor
8th March 2022 Matthew Opoku Prempeh The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has urged business leaders and decision-makers to come and invest in Ghana’s energy sector. Speaking at the Energy Investment Forum organized by the Ministry of Energy on the sidelines of EXPO 2020 in Dubai, United Arab...
ECG Managing Director has attained retirement age, remove him – Workers Union
16th March 2022 Some workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana are calling for the removal of the Managing Director, Kwame Agyeman-Budu. According to union workers of the ECG under the Trade Union Congress, Kwame Agyeman-Budu has allegedly attained the mandated retirement age of 60 hence his contract as MD...
Lack of investment in oil fields limiting oil production – CEO of Tullow
18th March 2022 The Chief Executive Officer of Tullow Oil PLC, Rahul Dhir, has lamented the lack of investments in the oil industry. According to him, this is limiting the production of oil at the Jubilee and TEN oil fields. In an interaction with the media, he stated that: “Because...
Government’s €20m Renewable Energy Fund to boost Ghana’s Energy Transition
25th March 2022 the country’s quest to be energy efficient and sufficient. He applauded the Minister of Energy for establishing the Energy Transition Committee and also lauded the Government for ensuring that Ghana meets the standards to rock shoulders with other countries after the COP 26Conference on carbon emissions. Parliament approved the €20 million...
Karpowership Ghana wins African Human Resource Innovation Award
28th March 2022 Stephen Apraku (left), an officer of the Accounting Dept; Dorcas Bonney (middle), HR Assistant Manager and Michael Osei, Administrative Specialist, all of Karpowership Ghana displaying the award Karpowership Ghana has been awarded the “Best Organisation in Workplace Culture” at the just ended 2022 African Human Resource...