Organisers of Ghana Energy Awards, Energy Media Group (EMG), has launched this year’s edition of the prestigious energy awards.
This year’s event, which is the sixth edition, is scheduled for November 25.
The Ghana Energy Awards (GEA) recognises the remarkable efforts of individuals, institutions and companies in the energy sector.
With 23 categories including five new ones and non-competitive awards, nominations for the GEA 2022 awards opened on July 14, this year, with October 18 as the deadline.
This year’s GEA event is on the theme:
‘Global decarbonisation: a just and equitable energy transition in Ghana’, and at a brief media launch at Challenge House in Accra, Ghana’s capital, the Chairman for the Awarding Panel, Kwame Jantuah, explained that the theme was chosen to fit the world’s events and that of Ghana’s President, Akuffo-Addo, at the COP26 where he indicated that though Ghana would protect its development, it would combat climate change.
He continued that the last part of the President’s statement to the world that a balance must be struck and maintained between social, environmental and economic importance is the heart of this year’s theme.
“Let me indicate, again, that the theme was chosen in line with the Ministry of Energy’s launch of Ghana’s Energy Transition Policy by the Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh,” he added.
Given these, Lawyer Jantuah said the Awarding Panel would assess how the nominees would strike the delicate ratio between climate change, environmental pollution and energy transition about their normal operations and whether these changes would continue to preserve and expand the country’s development, or their quest to achieve the balance through their operations would or had act or acted negatively on the country’s development.
“It is, therefore, important that nominees recognise their efforts that can positively contribute to Ghana’s transition. As this year’s theme seeks to generate answers to the challenges faced in the sector, we are convinced that as always, our companies in the industry will live up to expectations as they have always done with the Ghana Energy Awards,” Kwame Jantuah said, promising that the 2022 GEA would be better than last year’s.
On behalf of the Energy Minister, Dr Robert Sogbadji, Deputy Director of Power, expressed the Minister’s support for the event and especially the theme, explaining that Ghana is transiting at its own pace.
The Government of Ghana, through the sector Ministry, he said is aware that as a country and Africa, they need to develop its strategy for the transition.
This, Dr. Sogbadji said Ghana would do by taking into account a situation that can put its economy into a position of stranded assets which can affect revenue, production of electricity in the short-to-medium and other anticipated challenges.
Ing Henry Teinor, the GEA Event Director, earlier in his welcome address, said the theme for this year’s event was a reflection of the most topical discourse in the energy sector in Ghana, with a global focus.
It is in line with the theme that the Visionary Leadership Award, Eco-Innovation Business Award, Outstanding Energy Management Award, Novel Development of RE Technology Award and Sustainable Energy Partnership of the Year, all five new categories for this year, have been introduced.
He said the launch was the start of a series of activities outlined toward the main event in November, which would include the Energy Personalities Outreach programme where the eminent apex award winners would get the opportunity to interact with students of selected second-cycle institutions, courtesy calls on industry partners and site visitation to nominees’ projects.
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At the top of the agenda for the NPA delegation was how to map out strategies to enhance efficiency in export trade while instituting measures to combat the illegal malpractices in the trade.
In his subsequent interactions with the Management of the State Oil Company, Société Nigérienne des Produits Pétroliers (SONIDEP) and state refinery, Société De Raffinage De Zinder (SORAZ), Mr Okudzeto extended a special invitation to the institutions for a visit to Ghana to understudy some of the strategies the NPA had instituted which have contributed to making the NPA remain a dynamic and robust regulator.
He further noted that Ghana stood to benefit in sharing its experience and in partnering with the institutions to streamline their processes as it would ensure an efficient and reliable end-to-end monitoring regime between both countries.
The delegation also paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Ambassador to Niger, H.E. Jonathan Magnussen.
The visit was to facilitate a working relationship with the Ghanaian officials at the Embassy through whom the NPA intends to continue to engage the Nigerienne Authorities even after the visit.
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He said both reduce friction, therefore, fighting or delaying wear and tear.
He added that it also cleans and cools parts of the car, increasing fuel economy and extending the life of your engine.
“Now fake and substandard oils and lubricants lack the right additives or if you like ingredients to ensure that they perform these roles very well hence it causes more damage to the vehicle.
“It is the reason why we have brought onto the Ghanaian market a product recognised worldwide to be of top tier quality and standard and more importantly, one that is also reasonably priced. And I am talking here of Shield Lubricants.
“So people will not sacrifice quality on the altar of cost-effectiveness but with shield lubricants, they can have both and save their cars and the pockets too,” he explained.
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Crude oil prices have been falling since the beginning of July.
Last Wednesday, Brent crude took a nose dive falling below $100 per barrel.
It, however, jumped to $102.1 per barrel on Friday, 15 July 2022.
As at 9:00AM Monday, Brent Crude was trading at $103.9 per barrel.
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The Head of Consumer Services at the NPA, Mrs. Eunice Budu Nyarko, in an interview, said it was an offence for fuel service stations to pump fuel for sale to customers below the required litre.
The team, later, held a sensitisation programme for petroleum consumers in the region.
Mrs. Budu Nyarko told traders and commercial drivers to live up to their civic responsibility of immediately reporting fuel stations they suspect of adjusting their pumps to cheat customers.
They were given hotlines which they could call 24/7 to lodge their complaints.
She said, “when complaints are made within 48 hours of the purchase of fuel, prompt investigation can be carried out and the truth established before that product is sold out.”
She further advised the public to “buy fuel from functional filling stations since these stations are frequently monitored by the NPA and hence, the quality of their products can be guaranteed.”
The team also sensitised students of the Takoradi Technical University, traders at the Takoradi market circle, Jubilee Park and No.9 Markets and commercial drivers at the market circle on how to safely use LPG.
The NPA team highlighted the activities of the authority including its mandate and responsibilities to the consuming public.
Cindy Andoh-Davies, a Manager at the Western Regional Office of NPA, entreated consumers to adhere to safety protocols to prevent accidents.
The Consumer Services department regularly visits the regions to sensitise consumers about their rights and channels to send their complaints for prompt redress by the Authority.
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