‘Expect stable and reliable electricity supply by December this year’, Energy Minister, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has assured all Ghanaians and businesses. Parts of the Greater Accra and the Ashanti regions have been experiencing intermittent power cuts and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) blames it on ongoing repairs on some...
Lift ban on Power Purchase Agreements for renewable energy boom in Ghana – Expert
Lifting the ban on renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) would be a major hurdle removed, to allow for the explosion of renewable energy projects and initiatives in Ghana, for purposes of de-carbonization, cost-efficient energy supply, and for economic recovery and growth post COVID-19.
United States Signs $217 Million Agreement to Fund Power Plant
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – In a letter dated July 14, 2021, United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) committed to provide $217 million in debt financing for a new 83 megawatt power plant in Freetown. The Western Area Power Generation Project (WAPGP), sponsored by Milele Energy and TCQ Power Limited,...
Liberia: Investigative Report over Burning of Turbine at Mount Coffee Hydro in Limbo; Stakeholders ‘Dodging’ Responsibility
MONROVIA – Two of the four turbines at the Mount Coffee Hydro have been down and the Government of Liberia is yet to know what led to the damage, despite series of investigations commissioned by the manufacturer and the insurance company. FrontPageAfrica gathered from sources familiar with the development within...
Liberia: TRANSCO CLSG Powers Transmission Lines to Liberia; Set to Commission Sub-stations
MONROVIA – The 225kv transmission line from Man in Cote d’Ivoire into Monrovia has been constructed and energized, the General Manager of TRANSCO CLSG, Mohammed Mulibah Sherif has disclosed. He added that three out of five substations in Liberia, including Yekepa, Buchanan and Mount Coffee substations have been completed and fully...
Bui Power’s water level falls critically low
The water level of Bui Power’s facility had dropped to its lowest at 166.83 metres above sea level (masl) by the end of May 2021, which is 1.17 metres below its minimum requirement of 168 metres – a situation the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has ascribed to the huge demand for...
Aker Energy aims to submit revised plan for Pecan field by end-2021
Ghana-focused oil firm Aker Energy aims to approve a revised plan for developing the Pecan oilfield off Ghana by the end of this year, its parent company Aker ASA (AKER.OL) said on Friday. The company had previously estimated the field's reserves at 334 million barrels of oil, before putting on hold the...