The Krobo District of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has lauded some residents of Odumase Krobo for their proactive effort in preventing what could have been a possible destruction of an ECG transformer within the locality.
Narrating an incident that occurred on Wednesday, 13th March 2024, the District Manager for ECG Krobo District, Ing. Christopher Apawu, said “some personnel who are actually third party contractors of ECG were removing wire mesh around one transformer when they were accosted by the residents who thought they were there to destroy the equipment.
“They then handed them over to the police who informed the ECG district of the development.”
“The district team then went to the police station and identified the personnel, based on which they were released.”
It was later explained to the residents that they were, indeed, subcontractors of the company and had been contracted to replace all such wire mesh around the company’s installations with actual block walls.
Ing. Apawu lauded the proactiveness of the residents and their swiftness in handing them over to the police, rather than taking the law into their own hands.
“ECG always says that we are working with the public and we need the public support to help us keep watch over our installations which are all over and in public spaces.
“So this comes as a very welcoming development as it indicates that our educational engagement programmes are being received well enough,” he added.
According to him, the third party contractor has been informed of the incident and has been instructed to ensure that all his workers have the district management contacts so that in case of any such incident, they can give these contacts for verification purposes.
“However, should residents still have doubts, reporting to the police is always welcome,” he added.
The manager urged residents not to take the law into their own hands in such instances; they should rather inform the police always.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Sudan has declared force majeure on crude oil exports from landlocked neighbor South Sudan, following a major rupture in the pipeline carrying crude from South Sudan to a port in Sudan in an area with active military activity.
The latest conflict in Sudan erupted in April last year, when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, took up arms against the Sudanese army in the capital Khartoum.
Sudan is the only conduit for crude oil exports out of landlocked South Sudan.
South Sudan broke from Sudan in 2011 and took with it around 350,000 bpd in oil production. However, the only export oil pipeline out of landlocked South Sudan passes through its neighbor to the north, Sudan.
The two countries export primarily the Nile and Dar blends to markets in Asia from Port Sudan via the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. While most of the oil belongs to South Sudan, the two countries together exported some 132,000 bpdof crude oil in 2021.
Now the force majeure, issued in recent days, was the result of a rupture of the pipeline in a “military operations area” close to a pumping station, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a letter from Sudan’s Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mohieldin Naim, which it had seen.
Damage to the pipeline, on which South Sudan’s crude oil exports depend, was first detected nearly two weeks ago when a blockage on the pipe was detected and later cleared. But several days later, the pipeline lost pressure and a leak was detected.
Repair works are being impeded by the “current war conditions in Sudan,” according to the minister’s letter seen by Bloomberg.
Since the Sudan war broke out nearly a year ago, analysts have been warning that it could threaten South Sudan’s crude oil exports at any moment. Last month, the main refinery in Sudan was shelled and damaged.
Source: Oilprice.com
Nigeria’s Minister for Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has stirred controversy as the Federal Government awarded a N40 billion mass metering contract to a greenhorn and foreign firm, De Haryor Global, ignoring indigenous local meter manufacturers.
Recall that on Sunday, Adelabu flagged off mass metering projects in Army formations across the country.
According to a statement by Media Aide to the minister, Bolaji Tunji, the project aims to end estimated billing in the sector.
The government said N12.7 billion has been released for the project.
However, stakeholders in the sector had faulted the government’s decision to ignore local meter manufacturers for a foreign firm with a relatively unknown record in implementing such a project.
Adetayo Adegbemle, Executive Director and Convener, PowerUp Nigeria, said the government erred in awarding a contract of that magnitude to an unknown firm.
He asked the contract be reviewed and reversed immediately for the benefit of Nigerians.
“Before this announcement, the company, De Haryor Global Services Limited, is not known to have handled any installation of this magnitude.
“De Haryor Global Services Limited is not a registered Meter Manufacturing/Assemblers Company, nor is it on the list of Manufacturers/Assemblers at the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Trades.
“The Company, De Haryor Global Services Limited, is not on the first schedule of NERC Approved MAPs.
“There’s no evidence of public tender/bid for this N40bn worth of contract, neither is there any evidence of meeting the Procurement Act procedures”, he said.
Similarly, the Coalition of Professional Women in Politics and Convener, Atinuke Owolabi, said the move would further worsen Nigeria’s foreign exchange crisis and hinder progress.
“We cannot afford to hinder the progress of our nation by neglecting our local businesses as represented by the call for inclusive growth and upscaling of the local content in the entire gamut of metering deployment to strategic military formations/barracks nationwide.
“There is a vast pool of engineering graduates waiting to be employed, and it is disheartening to see them overlooked due to lack of support from the Federal Ministry of Power.
“De Haryor Global Services is just a business name or one of the newly incorporated entities registered specifically as an SPV for mass-metering military formations/barracks nationwide. It has no factory/meter assembling plant in Nigeria.
“By implication, De Haryor Global Services will import N40 billion worth of meters from Asian countries and export jobs meant for Nigerians to other countries, further increasing the demand for forex.
“It’s high time we prioritised the Nation’s collective and overall primary interests over primordial interests,” he stated.
However, reacting to the development, Adelabu, through his aide, insisted that due process was followed in the contract award.
He said the contract was awarded under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration but was not funded.
“The previous administration awarded the contract, but it was not funded then. There were three bidders for it, and the best bid was from De Haryor Global.
“Also, De Haryor was not an SPV; it is a company that has existed since 2009. So, due process was followed for this project. Also, the project value is N12.7 billion.
“Yes. We have about 40 billion for mass metering, but not all are going for the Army formations metering”, he said.
Source: Daily Trust
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has commended PETROSOL Ghana Ltd, a leading Ghanaian Oil Marketing Company (OMC), for investing in building the capacity of women working in the company and also empowering them to take up leadership roles in the organisation.
The Deputy Chief Executive of NPA, Mrs. Linda Boamah Asante, expressed the Authority’s commendation when she addressed the Women in Leadership Conference, organised by the PETROSOL Women Network, a female leadership empowerment initiative of PETROSOL Ghana Ltd, aimed at developing the leadership capabilities of their female staff as well as equipping them with the skills to nurture responsible families alongside building enduring careers.
The event, which was held to commemorate the International Women’s Day, was on the theme: ‘Investing in Women; Energizing for the Future.’
Mrs. Asante, who was the Guest of Honour for the occasion, used the opportunity to admonish the female staff of PETROSOL to take advantage of the PETROSOL Women Network as well as other women networks by subjecting themselves under the guidance and mentoring of senior women corporate leaders who have made it to the top through diligence and ethical conduct.
According to Mrs. Asante, they should disabuse their minds of the perception that women are their own enemies because she continuous to mentor several young career women and also knows several other senior corporate women leaders who invest their time and energy mentoring several young women in the corporate world.
In a related development, the Chief Executive Officer of Cirrus Oil Services Ltd, who is also the Board Chairperson of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (CBOD), Mrs. Ivy Apea Owusu, lauded PETROSOL for its PETROSOL Women Network initiative, indicating it is a trailblazer as for as women empowerment in the industry is concerned and congratulated the company for winning the Employer of the Year Championing Diversity and Inclusion in the energy sector during the 2023 Wowen in Mining and Energy Awards (WIMEA).
She urged young female executives to strive for excellence and also to be ready to take up roles in the energy sector that are perceived to be the preserve of men since a number of women have excelled in such roles.
She shared her personal experiences of taking up challenging career assignments both in and outside Ghana and having to find ways of combining the demands of the roles with the demands of the family and excelling.
Mrs. Owusu also made a passionate appeal to companies to invest in the wellbeing of their staff, especially the female staff, because some of them go through a lot of psychological challenges which tend to affect their productivity and career growth.
The Chairperson of the occasion, Dr. Mrs Stella Agyenim-Boateng, who is the Vice Chairman of the Public Services Commission and also the former Deputy CEO of the Volta River Authority (VRA), also commended PETROSOL for its strong commitment to women empowerment.
She was delighted to know that 46% of PETROSOL’s staff are women, especially given that this is happening in the energy sector, which is generally male-dominated.
She urged the company to work towards achieving 50% or even higher.
Dr. Agyenim-Boateng also shared her personal experience working in large organisations in the telecom and energy sectors, where she had to apply diligence and tenacity as well as humility to seek the support of her family, when she needed it, in order to excel in her career.
She therefore encouraged participants to aim at excelling in their assigned roles and not to be giving excuses for mediocre performance since the survival of businesses depend on high productivity of staff.
The following senior business leaders, who were panel members, also shared their experiences with the participants: Dr. Gillian Hammah, the Group Chief Marketing Officer of the Databank Group and also the Founder, Fairbanks Consulting; Fatoumata Doro, the Managing Director, Tex Styles Ghana Ltd; and Israel Laryea, Executive Head, Influencer Africa and Ace Broadcast Journalist.
The Chief Executive Officer of PETROSOL Ghana Ltd, Michael Bozumbil, expressed his delight at the great contribution of PETROSOL’s female staff to the growth of the company and used the occasion to honour 10 female staff of PETROSOL for excelling in their roles.
The Chief Finance Officer of PETROSOL, Lawrencia Himans, received the Outstanding Female Leadership award.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
The African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) will converge in Cape Town, South Africa, between Monday 22nd and Friday 26th April 2024 over key industry issues and financing solutions for sustainable infrastructure projects on the continent, especially in the oil and gas downstream segment.
The event is coming on the backdrop of the push for energy security for Africa amidst dwindling financial options for fossil fuel due to net-zero concerns.
Speaking in Nigeria recently, the President of ARDA, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid who is also the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Ghana’s petroleum downstream regulator, stressed the critical role that the African downstream sector would play in meeting the continent’s future energy requirements and lauded the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria and Sentuo Refinery in Ghana, which recently came on stream.
“Africa’s significant future energy demands will require major investments across the downstream value chain to deliver cleaner fuels and value-added petroleum products to our growing population. Projects spanning infrastructure upgrades and logistics efficiency improvements must be pursued alongside cleaner fuel and vehicle initiatives,” Dr Abdul-Hamid said as reported by Vanguard Nigeria.
Abdul-Hamid said ARDA is ready to collaborate with the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the African Petroleum Producing Organisation (APPO), the African Union Commission and other stakeholders to pursue a robust, intra-African oil and gas industry supported by innovative financing solutions like the African Energy Bank that is due to take off later this year.
Executive Secretary of ARDA, Anibor Kragha said ARDA would continue to promote a targeted, unique African Downstream Energy Transition Plan supported by innovative financing solutions which would be showcased during the first-ever ARDA Investment Forum.
Kragha said: “Africa needs to be very intentional as we follow a coordinated strategy to execute bankable, energy infrastructure projects focused on balancing our continent’s energy security requirements with the global energy transition agenda.
“Our first ARDA Investment Forum will focus on fleshing out the key best practices–robust regulatory frameworks to support investments, effective project preparation to determine the scope, cost, and schedule for economic projects, fulfillment of critical ESG requirements, and targeted human capacity development objectives–are emplaced to attract the necessary project financing solutions to ensure that investments are made as envisioned to deliver Africa’s Energy Transition Plan.
“We must harness our critical human and mineral resources to target critical pools of capital to eradicate energy poverty and unleash the cleaner energy required to enable the continent’s transition to a low-carbon economy.”
At the conference, Kragha said sessions would discuss pan-African challenges and opportunities regarding the Post COP 28 to ensure a coordinated, robust intra-African oil & gas industry alongside the implementation of energy transition aspirations.
The conference would also look at the future of cleaner fuels in Africa, especially LPG, Biofuels, and Hydrogen while prioritising Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), the regulator of water and electricity utilities in Ghana, has ordered the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to furnish it with a detailed incident report on power outages for the period – 1st January 2024 to date – by 27th March 2024.
Besides, the regulator is asking the power distribution company to provide details on the volume of load curtailed for each power outage incident, energy not served and the number of customers affected.
Additionally, the PURC is demanding ECG’s publications informing the general public about power outages from 1st January 2024 to date.
The PURC wants the power distribution company to submit copies of all government directives for the purchase of fuel for power generation from August 2023 to date, the total amount of fuel ECG procured for power generation from August 2023 to date, together with fuel supply contracts, invoices, details of fuel quantities, cost, dates and volumes delivered and all pertinent details, details of all bank accounts and investment account currently operated by ECG, and monthly bank and investment statements corresponding to each account, showing balances from August 2023 to date.
The orders were contained in a statement issued by the Commission on Tuesday, 19th March 2024.
The orders were given based on section (24) (3) of PURC Act, 1997 (Act 538), which states that where required by the Commission on reasonable notice, a public utility shall deliver to the Commission the contracts, reports of engineers, documents, books, accounts and any other records in the possession or control of the public utility and relating to its property or service or affecting its business, or copies verified in the manner specified by the Commission.
The Commission cautioned ECG that failure to comply with orders would attract imposition of sanctions on the power distribution company.
Ghanaians have bemoaned recent power outages, especially ECG’s operational areas.
A section of Ghanaians have appealed to ECG to provide load-shedding management timetable to guide them to plan, but that is yet to be done.
ECG is yet to react to the Commission’s regulatory order.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Russia’s energy ministry has promised to defend its oil and gas infrastructure against Ukranian strikes with missiles, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Artyom Verkhov, the director of the energy ministry’s department for gas industry development, has said that a defensive system is already in the works.
“We are jointly working, including with colleagues from the Russian National Guard, to cover objects, on installing, accordingly, protection systems such as Pantsir,” Verkhov said.
Ukrainian strikes have so far taken nearly between 370,000 and 900,000 bpd worth of Russia’s refining capacity offline, depending on which analyst estimates are used.
Ukraine has carried out a string of refinery attacks using drones in the past few weeks, inflicting significant damage –according to Security Services of Ukraine—to 12 oil and gas processing facilities throughout Russia.
With Russia’s refining capacity for Q2 now reduced from missile strikes and seasonal planned and unplanned refinery maintenance expected to take place this quarter, the world’s largest fuel exporter could find its revenues curtailed.
According to Bloomberg, Ukraine has targeted a collection of Russian oil refineries that account for 12% of Russia’s oil-processing capacity.
Russia already said at the last OPEC+ meeting that it was planning to curb oil production by 350,000 bpd in April, resulting in export cuts of 121,000 bpd.
For May, Russia’s production cuts of crude oil are set to climb to 400,000 bpd, with export cuts of 71,000 bpd.
Source: Oilprice.com
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani and senior government leaders met Grossi in Baghdad for discussions about the country’s plans and the agency’s support for “peaceful, safe and secure use of nuclear technology in Iraq”.
Grossi said: “The IAEA has committed to support the foundations of what should be an entirely peaceful programme here in Iraq. We are living in a world where there is an intense growing interest in nuclear technology… This time we are going to get it right, in strict adherence to the non-proliferation norms and international conventions, which are indispensable.”
Iraq is looking at options such as small modular reactors for energy security and water desalinisation projects and has become a contracting party to the Convention on Nuclear Safety, which seeks to ensure countries operating land-based civil nuclear power maintain a high level of safety by establishing fundamental safety principles.
There was also discussion about collaboration on nuclear medicine, oncology and radiotherapy, with Grossi saying that through its Rays of Hope programme, which aims to boost availability of nuclear medicine-based treatments, the agency would “give more support, more equipment, more training, more capacity” for Iraq to improve cancer outcomes.
Iraq originally joined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1969 but, under Saddam Hussein’s leadership, was found in 1990 at the time of the first Gulf War, to be clearly in violation of it.
In response, the UN Security Council asked the IAEA to remove, destroy or render harmless Iraq’s nuclear weapons capability, which it did by 1998.
But a variety of the country’s nuclear facilities were destroyed by military actions between 1981 and 2003 with facilities also damaged or looted.
During the trip Grossi visited the Al Tuwaitha site which was once at the centre of Iraq’s nuclear programme and which is now proposed to become the site of a new low-level radioactive waste repository, designed with IAEA assistance under the European Union’s Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation project.
There is currently an IAEA mission to Iraq seeking to help with the development of a national integrated strategy for radioactive waste management, with Grossi saying: “It’s crucial that we bring to a successful and satisfactory phase, the work of decommissioning, the work of remediation of the remnants from the past.”
Source: https:// energynewsafrica.com
Ghana’s second largest hydroelectric power generation company – Bui Power Authority (BPA) – has inaugurated a cashew nut processing factory established in partnership with a Chinese investor, Cash-U Company Limited.
The factory was inaugurated on Wednesday, 13th March 2024.
The project, which commenced in March 2022, is in line with Government of Ghana’s quest to drive industrialisation through the One District, One Factory (1D1F) policy, which aims at establishing at least one factory in every district of the country.
Besides, the policy aims at adding value to Ghana’s exports and reducing our import dependence, as well as stimulating overall economic development at the district level.
The factory, which was located within the 184,000 hectares of land acquired for the Bui Hydro-power project, was commenced during the time of the former BPA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Fred Oware.
The inauguration of the factory signifies the commitment and support of BPA to leverage local resources for economic development.
The Bui enclave has a strong history in cashew farming, with nearly every household engaged in this agricultural activity.
Speaking at the inauguration, Mr Samuel Kofi Ahiave Dzamesi, CEO of BPA, highlighted that the Cash-U factory had already created direct job opportunities for approximately 55 locals.
It is projected that upon achieving full operational capacity, about 250 direct job opportunities will be created for the indigenes .
This initiative is set to improve livelihoods and promote socio-economic empowerment in the region.
Mr Dzamesi also expressed his appreciation to the Government and the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for his leadership through the 1D1F initiative, which aims to industrialise the country.
Mr. Lionel Wu, CEO of Cash-U Company Ltd, in his speech, expressed gratitude to BPA for its continuous support and commitment to the successful completion of the Cashew factory.
He noted that while the factory’s current focus is on processing cashew nuts for export and domestic consumption, future plans include the development and production of cashew oil for local and international markets.
In an address, the traditional councils present expressed gratitude and appreciation to the Government of Ghana, facilitated by BPA, for offering employment opportunities to the communities within the Bui enclave.
They also encouraged the Government to persist in its endeavour to create more job opportunities, especially for the youth, to reduce poverty and enhance economic growth by leveraging the resources and skills of each district.
The inauguration of the factory also aligns with BPA’s Bui City agenda to stimulate economic growth within the communities in the Bui enclave, promote industrialisation, and enhance the economic potential of the area.
Source: https:// energynewsafrica.com
Port Harcourt Refinery, one of the refineries in Nigeria which has seen a major facelift in recent times, is ready to start operations two weeks from now.
This was said by Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
He said this during an interaction with the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Investigation of Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) in the nation’s refineries last Thursday.
He assured Nigerians that the delivery date of the Port Harcourt and other refineries remains sacrosanct.
“We will make sure that promises that we made about the rehabilitation of these refineries are kept. We did a mechanical completion of PHRC in December. Now, we have crude oil already stocked in it. It is currently undergoing regulatory compliance test before we restream it. I assure you that this refinery will start in next two weeks.
“For Warri, we have also done mechanical work on it. It is undergoing regulatory compliance processes that we are doing with our regulators. Kaduna will be ready by December this year, but we have not reached that stage. We believe that it will also be ready on schedule,” he stated.
Kyari explained that, currently, Port Harcourt Refinery had received 450,000 barrels of crude for processing following the mechanical completion of the plant last December.
He called for the co-operation of all stakeholders in the rehabilitation process, stressing that “we are all serving this country dutifully and loyally. Nigerians must understand that, gradually, we shall get this task done.”
The Senate Ad-hoc Committee is expected to visit the three refineries in Kaduna, Warri and Port Harcourt soon for an on-the-spot assessment of work progress.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Twenty-one passengers, comprising staff of the Ghana National Gas Company and the crew onboard a Ghana Air Force helicopter with registration number GHF 696 which force landed are safe, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has said.
The copter made the emergency landing at Bonsukrom near Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region on Tuesday at about 12:30hrs.
A statement issued by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and signed by Brigadier General E. Aggrey-Quarshie explained that the chopper was conducting a routine offshore pipeline inspection of the Atuabo Gas Plant when the incident occurred.
“All passengers onboard have been accounted for and there were no fatalities,” the statement said.
It, however, said the victims had been evacuated and are currently undergoing routine medical checkups.
Meanwhile, a statement from Ghana Gas, which also confirmed the incident, mentioned that the emergency landing occurred as a result bad weather conditions.
According to the statement, Ghana Gas had 14 of their personnel on board the chopper with 6 Airforce crew members and one (1) other service provider.
“While assuring members of the public and our operational staff at Atuabo to remain calm, we want to assure the general public that the incident will not affect our operations,’’ the statement assured.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Ghana’s President, Akufo-Addo, has reconstituted the Board of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), increasing the number of the Board Members from seven to eleven, including a new Managing Director.
The President retained Mrs Edith Sapa Grant, Nana Akua Bokoma Prempeh and Mr Leon Kendon Appenteng.
The newcomers are Dr Antoinette Tsiboe-Darko, Mrs Loraine Crabbe Ababio, Mr Alfred George Thompson, Mr Paul Kweku Kyei Ofori, Mr Kwame Baffoe and Mr Herbert Ato Morison, former Deputy Managing Director of TOR.
The reconstituted board will be chaired by Mr Leon Kendon Appenteng.
There has not been industrial harmony at the refinery in recent times due to a lack of transparency and openness in the attempt by the Board to secure a partner to revamp the ailing refinery.
The premier refinery has not been able to process any crude for some years.
Currently, it only does storage of petroleum products for BDCs for a fee.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
The Gambian President H. E Adama Barrow has appointed Nani Juwara as the country’s new Minister for Energy and Petroleum in a reshuffle on Friday, March 15, 2024, that saw the Petroleum and Energy Minister Abdoulie Jobe moved to the Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
Nani Juwara was the Managing Director of National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) before the President elevated him to one of the top Ministries in the West African nation.
As the Managing Director of NAWEC, Nani Juwara spearheaded water supply and power supply expansion and rehabilitated most of the water and electricity infrastructure to improve water and electricity supply to The Gambians.
One of the major projects that NAWEC executed under his tenure is the 23MW solar project which was recently inaugurated by President Adama Barrow.
The Gambians would be expecting Nani Juwara to spearhead the development of the country’s oil and gas sector.
The West African nation holds oil reserves of over three billion barrels.
Nani Juwara (2nd right) in a group photograph with Abdoulie Jobe (left), former Minister for Petroleum and Energy, Kanni Touray and others during the 2023 African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Gambia has been making efforts to attract investors to partner with it to explore its oil resources to finance infrastructure development to improve the lives of The Gambians.
In 2021 and 2022, the country held a licensing round and offered some oil blocks for prospective investors to bid.
Nani Juwara holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern Denmark and a Bachelor’s Degree from Saint Mary’s University Halifax, Canada.
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