Clad in red and black attires, the workers converged at the Black Star Square in Accra and marched to the Ministry of Finance and ECG. Get Digital Versions of Graphic Publications by downloading Graphic NewsPlus Here. Also available in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store The workers...
Govt must tread cautiously in PDS issue — Power producers
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distribution Companies and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB) has called on the government to tread cautiously before taking a decision to terminate the power agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS) Limited or review take-or-pay power purchase agreements to avoid litigation that could prove costly to the...
GRIDCo to disconnect power to VALCo in December
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) on Thursday announced that it will disconnect power to the Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO) on December 30 because of a 30- million dollar debt owed to it. The management of the power transmission company said VALCO's debt and that of Electricity Company of...
PDS-ECG brouhaha: CIPDiB urges broader consultations
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB), as a key stakeholder in the sector, is willing to engage government in the fresh attempt at securing private investment in the electricity distribution sub-sector in Ghana, and the interface with the generation sub-sector. In a statement copied to...
Gh¢200 million released as part payment for power producers debt
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has confirmed receiving Gh¢200 million as part payment for the about Gh¢600million outstanding debt, owed independent power producers. According to the General Manager of Public Relations and Communications at the ECG, Mr Dan Adjei Larbi, the money was paid by the Power Distribution Service (PDS) Limited. The...