Ghana To Add 3,000 MW Of Power Capacity By 2030
Togo Hikes Fuel Prices After More Than A Year Of Subsidies
The new prices, which took effect on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, signal the government’s inability to maintain subsidies.
According to a report by Togo First, the new prices were introduced under a joint ministerial order signed on Tuesday by Minister of Economy and Strategic Affairs Badanam Patoki, Finance and Budget Minister Georges Essowè Barcola, and Junior Minister for Energy Robert Koffi Messan Eklo.
The order replaces the pricing framework issued on March 14, 2025, and enforcement has been assigned to the Fuel Price Fluctuation Monitoring Committee.
The price adjustment comes amid supply disruptions and heightened volatility in global oil markets following escalating tensions involving Iran in the Middle East.Ghana: NPA Urges Fuel Consumers To Demand Receipts, Verify Purchases To Avoid Disputes At Fuel Stations
Liberia: LEC ‘Deep Dive’ Sessions Reveal Bottlenecks, Drive Rapid Action
The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has intensified its institutional reform and operational efficiency agenda through a high-level strategic initiative known as “Deep Dive” — a results-driven engagement mechanism designed to identify and address the Corporation’s most pressing internal challenges.
The Deep Dive Sessions serve as a critical platform, bringing together departments, divisions, units, and sections to rigorously assess operational bottlenecks, institutional gaps, customer service concerns, and system inefficiencies that impede effective service delivery across the Corporation.
Speaking on the significance of the initiative, Mr. Ousman Kamara, Director of Strategy & Planning in the Office of the Managing Director, disclosed that the sessions have already begun tackling key institutional and operational issues — ranging from customer service efficiency and operational response time to metering challenges and overall service delivery performance.
“These engagements are intended to deepen collaboration, strengthen accountability, and drive immediate, practical solutions that will reposition LEC as a more effective, responsive, and institutionally governed utility,” Kamara emphasized.
Held every Thursday, the Deep Dive Sessions are chaired directly by the Managing Director alongside the Deputy Managing Directors, providing top-level oversight, rapid decision-making, and immediate implementation pathways for solutions emerging from the discussions.
PETRONAS Confirms Death Of Three Contractors In FSO Sepat Incident
PETRONAS, Malaysia’s national oil and gas company, has confirmed the deaths of three contractor personnel during lifeboat maintenance work on the FSO Sepat, located in the Sepat field off the coast of Terengganu, offshore East Coast Peninsular Malaysia.
The exact circumstances of the incident remain unclear.
The company stated that the victims were pronounced dead upon arrival at Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Kuala Terengganu, at approximately 5:57 pm on Sunday. One injured personnel was evacuated for medical treatment and remains under observation.
Investigations into the cause of the incident are ongoing, in coordination with relevant authorities.
PETRONAS extends its deepest condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of the deceased. The immediate priority of the company is to support the well-being of those affected.
Ghana: TOR Receives 1 Million Barrels Of Bonga Crude Oil For Processing
TOR further reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, operational excellence, environmental responsibility, and the long-term transformation of the refinery into a competitive and commercially sustainable energy hub for Ghana and West Africa.
Management added that it will continue to engage stakeholders and the public as operations progress.
It would be recalled that this portal broke the news in late December 2025 when the company restarted crude oil refining operations after extensive maintenance works.
BP Removes Chairman Albert Manifold Over ‘Serious Conduct Issues’
Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), established in 1963, is Ghana’s only oil refinery and plays a critical role in the country’s downstream petroleum sector.
Over the years, the refinery has faced operational challenges, including intermittent shutdowns due to maintenance constraints, financing difficulties, and crude supply shortages.
Early last year, the new management started pursuing a revitalisation agenda aimed at restoring full operational capacity, improving efficiency, and repositioning TOR as a commercially viable refinery.
The resumption of crude imports and refining activities forms part of ongoing efforts to stabilise domestic fuel supply and strengthen Ghana’s energy security.
Ghana: Police Arrest Two Suspects Over Kwafokrom GOIL Armed Robbery
BP Removes Chairman Albert Manifold Over ‘Serious Conduct Issues’
The surprise ouster marks the latest episode of leadership turmoil at the British oil giant, which has seen several CEOs depart abruptly under controversial circumstances.
The company did not provide further details about the alleged failings related to governance and conduct.
“Albert has helped bring a welcome focus and pace to BP’s transformation. However, the board has been surprised and disappointed to learn of governance, oversight and conduct issues it deems unacceptable and has taken decisive action,” Amanda Blanc, Senior Independent Director at BP, said in a statement on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Manifold, the former CEO of Irish building materials company CRH, succeeded Helge Lund as BP chairman on October 1.
Reacting to his dismissal, Manifold pushed back against the company’s decision in a statement.
“I dispute entirely the characterisation of my conduct and I will not allow a false narrative to go unchallenged,” Manifold said, as reported by CNN.
“I was removed without warning and without explanation. During my time as chairman, I worked to drive genuine change at BP — cutting costs, challenging excess, and holding the organisation to higher standards.”
BP has appointed Ian Tyler as interim chairman “with immediate effect” while it searches for a permanent replacement, the company said.
Tyler said BP was “moving at pace” to deliver on “the strategic direction we have laid out” and added that he had been “very impressed” with Meg O’Neill, who became the company’s first female CEO in April.
“Under her leadership, we are building a simpler, stronger and more valuable BP,” he added.
O’Neill, the former chief executive of Australia’s Woodside Energy, is BP’s third CEO since 2020 and the first external candidate ever to lead the company.
BP has faced several difficult years marked by strategic reversals and leadership instability. In 2023, the company backtracked on ambitious plans announced less than three years earlier to cut oil and gas production and transform into a green energy company under then-CEO Bernard Looney.
Looney resigned later that year after admitting he had failed to properly disclose past relationships with colleagues.
He was succeeded by the company’s chief financial officer, Murray Auchincloss, who remained in the role for less than two years before O’Neill was announced as his successor.
“The announcement of Albert Manifold’s departure is certainly a surprise, although BP has had more than its fair share of senior personnel leaving the company abruptly over the past 20 years,” Maurizio Carulli, global energy analyst at asset manager Quilter Cheviot, wrote in a note.
Alongside Looney and Auchincloss, Carulli also cited Lord John Browne, who stepped down in 2007 after it emerged that he had lied to a UK court, and Tony Hayward, who resigned in 2010 following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Despite its struggles, BP appears to be on a stronger footing this year.
The company’s share price has risen roughly 20% year-to-date, while the Iran war has delivered a profit windfall.
BP’s profits more than doubled in the first three months of the year as the company’s oil traders capitalised on sharp swings in oil prices triggered by the conflict.
Ghana: GRIDCo Board Pays Courtesy Call On Speaker Alban Bagbin
The Board of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), led by Chairlady Kuukua Maurice Ankrah, together with the Chief Executive, Ing. Frank Otchere, paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin.
Speaking on behalf of the Board, Board Member Hon. Solomon Kuyon, MP for Krachi Nchumuru, introduced the GRIDCo delegation and noted that, after nine months in office, it was important for the Board to formally introduce itself to the Speaker.
In his remarks, CEO Ing. Frank Otchere provided an overview of GRIDCo, explaining how the company was established and the role it plays in Ghana’s energy sector.
For her part, Board Chairlady Kuukua Maurice Ankrah stated that the Board has been very supportive of her as the only female chairperson in the energy sector.
Touching on the restoration of power supply from the Akosombo Generation Station to the national grid following the fire incident at GRIDCo’s switchyard, she commended GRIDCo’s engineers, noting that the progress made reflects the quality and professionalism of the company’s technical staff.
In a warm and cordial atmosphere, Rt. Hon. Bagbin praised the wealth and diversity of experience among the Board members and encouraged them to remain united in their work.
He also underscored the importance of the energy sector and urged GRIDCo to leverage its strategic assets to attract investment into Ghana’s transmission infrastructure.
Tanzania: TANESCO To Replace Fragile Electric Poles With Concrete and Steel Poles
Salome made the remarks in Parliament in Dodoma while responding to a question from Hon. Sara Msafiri Ally, Member of Parliament for Mvomero, who wanted to know when the government would resolve the issue of collapsing electric poles in Mgeta.
In response, Salome said the government recognizes the challenge of collapsing power poles in some areas of Mgeta due to several factors, including heavy rainfall, weak soil conditions, and soil erosion affecting some poles.
She added that the government, through TANESCO, continues to conduct regular inspections of electricity infrastructure to identify and address challenges as soon as they arise.
Salome further explained that the government, through the Ministry of Energy, has allocated a special budget to replace wooden poles in wet areas and in locations with intensive human activity.
She also called on citizens to avoid improper land-use practices, including careless burning of farms, which has been damaging electricity infrastructure by burning electric poles.
Aramco Transfers PRefChem Stakes To Petronas, Ending Eight-Year Malaysia Partnership
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The Gambia Showcases Exploration Potential And Signals Renewed Investor Interest At Africa Energies Summit
The seminar focused on critical licensing, fiscal and contractual issues shaping exploration investment across Africa, including direct negotiations and competitive bidding rounds, petroleum fiscal regimes, production sharing agreements, cost recovery structures, investment risk, and how different categories of companies assess opportunities in frontier and early-stage petroleum jurisdictions.
The country’s participation at the Africa Energies Summit is expected to further strengthen investor confidence and public interest in The Gambia’s oil and gas exploration sector.
It also demonstrated the continuous technical, commercial and institutional work being undertaken to position The Gambia as a credible, responsible and investment-ready frontier petroleum jurisdiction.
Kenya: President Ruto Commissions Fully Energised KES 4 Billion KETRACO 400/220kV Mariakani Substation
Kenya’s President, William Samoei Ruto, has commissioned the fully energised 400/220kV Mariakani Substation located in Kilifi County, developed by Kenya Electricity Transmission Company.
The project was funded through a partnership between the Government of Kenya and the African Development Bank at a total cost of KES 4 billion and executed by China CAMC Engineering Co. Ltd under the supervision of KETRACO engineers.
The Mariakani Substation, which is regarded as the most strategic power substation in the Coast region, forms a critical gateway linking the Coast to Nairobi through the national transmission grid.
The project will significantly strengthen electricity transmission capacity while advancing the Government’s Vision 2030 agenda of achieving 100 percent renewable energy.
For decades, the Coast region has heavily relied on expensive thermal generation to meet its electricity demand due to limited renewable energy generation within the region.
Following the energisation of the Mariakani Substation and associated transmission infrastructure in December 2025, thermal power generation at the Coast has reduced drastically from 100MW to 35MW, representing a 65 percent reduction in reliance on fossil fuel-based energy.
Originally developed as a 220kV facility, the Mariakani Substation has now been upgraded to 400kV, greatly improving power quality, reliability and transmission efficiency across the Coast region, while enabling the region to draw more power from Olkaria and the Suswa Substation, a major national and regional switching centre.
The enhanced capacity is expected to support rapid industrialisation, investment growth and the expansion of Kenya’s Blue Economy initiatives.
Speaking during the commissioning ceremony on Monday, May 25, 2026, President Ruto reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to accelerating Kenya’s transition to clean and sustainable energy.
“My Government is committed to adopting innovative, clean and sustainable energy technologies that will drive economic growth while protecting our environment. Projects such as the Mariakani Substation are critical in strengthening our national grid, expanding access to reliable electricity and advancing Kenya’s vision of achieving 100 percent clean energy,” said President Ruto.
The substation forms part of the Nairobi–Mombasa Transmission Line designed to carry more than 1,000MW of electricity between the two regions while easing pressure on the Coast’s power network.
“The Mariakani transmission infrastructure has significantly reduced the Coast region’s reliance on expensive diesel-powered electricity generation by enabling efficient transfer of power between Nairobi and Mombasa through the 400kV Mariakani–Isinya double-circuit transmission line. The project has also improved voltage stability and enhanced overall power quality across the region, resulting in a more reliable and efficient electricity supply for homes, businesses and industries,” said Eng. Kipkemoi Kibias, Acting Managing Director of KETRACO.
