Britain announced a 25% windfall tax on oil and gas producers’ profits on Thursday, alongside a 15 billion pound ($18.9 billion) package of support for households struggling to meet soaring energy bills.
The move, which will give each UK household a 400 pound discount on their energy bill and more for lowest-income households, marks a change of heart for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government, which had previously resisted windfall taxes, calling them a deterrent to investment.
It is the second emergency policy intervention to help with rising bills this year.
Facing intense political pressure to provide more support for people coping with what political opponents and campaigners have called a cost-of-living crisis, finance minister Rishi Sunak said energy firms were making extraordinary profits while Britons struggled.
“We will introduce a temporary and targeted energy profits levy but we have built into the new levy a new investment allowance that means companies will have a new and significant incentive to reinvest their profits,” Sunak told parliament.
“The more a company invests, the less tax they will pay.”
Sunak did not refer to it as a windfall tax. He said it would raise 5 billion pounds ($6.30 billion) in the next 12 months and be phased out as oil and gas prices return to normal. He did not set out how the rest of the package would be funded.
He also said there would be a new Investment Allowance that would nearly double the tax relief available for firms on their investments.
On Tuesday the UK energy regulator said that a cap on gas and electricity bills was set to rise by another 40% in October, cause by a surge in global energy prices.
Other European governments have also ploughed tens of billions of euros into measures to help mitigate energy prices.
Shares in oil majors BP (BP.L) and Shell, which are global companies and so less affected by UK policy, touched session lows after the announcement, but recovered and were up more than 1%.
“We have consistently emphasized the importance of a stable environment for long-term investment,” a Shell spokesperson said, calling the investment-linked tax relief measure a “critical principle” of the levy.
The package of support was worth 15 billion pounds, Sunak said. A similar support package in February was worth 9 billion pounds and Sunak said the government was overall providing 37 billion pounds to help consumers.
On top of the 400 pound energy bill credit for all households – which replaces an earlier repayable 200 pound grant – the government will provide more targeted support for poorer households than before.
More than 8 million low-income households will receive an extra 650 pound cost-of-living grant, with smaller additional sums for all pensioners and the disabled.
The announcement also comes at a time when Johnson is keen to move the conversation away from a damning report detailing a series of illegal lockdown parties at his Downing Street office.
Labour, which had been campaigning hard for a windfall tax, said the U-turn showed the Conservative government was motivated by politics rather than a desire to help people.
“Labour called for a windfall tax because it is the right thing to do, the Conservatives are doing it because they needed a new headline,” said Labour’s economic policy chief Rachel Reeves.
Inflation reached a 40-year peak of 9% in April and is projected to rise further, while government forecasts last month showed living standards were set to see their biggest fall since records began in the late 1950s.
“The high inflation we are experiencing now is causing acute distress for people in this country. I know they are worried, I know people are struggling,” Sunak said, backing the Bank of England to use interest rates to bring the situation under control.
British government bond futures touched a day’s low as Sunak spoke, and underperformed modestly against German and U.S. government debt.
“The extra fiscal support for households revealed by the Chancellor today falls short of fully offsetting the reduction to households’ real incomes from higher utility prices, but it will cushion the blow and support economic activity,” said Paul Dales, chief UK economist at consultancy Capital Economics.
“Overall, this support is much, much needed for millions of households. But it won’t relieve all the pain and may mean the Bank of England has to pull the interest rate lever harder to get on top of inflation,” he added.
Source: Reuters
The Board of Energy Commission (EC) led by its Chairman, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, has embarked on a study tour of the Akosombo Hydro-Electric Power Station in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
The purpose of the visit was to interact with the managers of the Akosombo Hydro-Electric Power Plant, the first hydropower plant in the West African nation, to acquaint themselves with their operations.
It provided the Board with the opportunity to tour the facility which has long served as the backbone of the country’s energy supply.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
The Government of Ghana has signed an agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) and the Swiss Government Federation for a US$69.88 million grants to implement the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme (SREP).
Ghana’s Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, signed on behalf of the West African nation while the President of the AfDB Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, and the Governor of Switzerland AfDB Group, Ambassador Dominique Paravicini, signed on behalf of the financing partners.
The agreement was signed in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the AfDB Group in Ghana.
It was witnessed by Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh.
The project has three main components: Mini-grid and stand-alone solar home systems for rural off-grid communities to be implemented by the Ministry of Energy, and the Net-metered solar PV systems for urban and peri-urban electricity consumers to be implemented by the Energy Commission.
Under the Agreement, about 6,890 households, 6,001 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and 6,890 public buildings will benefit from net-metered solar PV systems.
About 1,350 schools and 500 health centres in rural off-grid areas would also benefit from the project while seventy communities across nine island districts will also be electrified using renewable energy-based mini-grids systems.
The SREP is intended to contribute to the 10 per cent renewable energy penetration target by 2030, the carbon emission reduction target as well as the universal electricity access target which currently stands at 87.1 per cent.
The project is in line with the Government of Ghana’s energy policy targets set in the Renewable Energy Master Plan and climate obligation under the Paris Agreement.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Engineering services and technologies company, Technip Energies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with COS Petrogaz – the agency tasked with the definition, supervision, evaluation and control of implementation of state policy in oil and gas projects in Senegal.
The MoU will see the two organizations collaborating in the fields of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), carbon free energy solutions and decarbonization as both Technip and COS Petrogaz move to accelerate gas development in Senegal within an energy transition energy landscape.
As per the terms of the MoU, the Technip and COS Petrogaz teams will work together towards improving knowledge and technology transfer related to water, oil and gas treatment process engineering; different types of onshore platforms and installations; and offshore gas field development concepts, with Technip tasked with conducting studies set out by COS Petrogaz’ overall gas development strategy.
Additionally, the partnership aims to investigate the energy transition, with workshops and skills transfer initiatives broadening knowledge and skills regarding energy transition-related concepts.
As the MSGBC region gradually positions itself as a globally competitive gas economy, the MoU will be instrumental in accelerating the adoption and monetization of gas.
Representing the voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) welcomes the MoU, viewing the agreement and partnership as a critical step towards improving gas monetization and domestic utilization. While projects such as the $4.6 billion Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project – the deepest offshore development in Africa, set to unlock up to 15 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves – and 100,000 barrel per day Sangomar oil project are set to transform the regional energy landscape, the MoU goes one step further to apply local content and capacity building to ensure domestic market growth and beneficiation.
The MoU centers on the need to scale up the domestic workforce through skills and technology transfer, recognizing the role local content plays in driving socioeconomic growth in Africa.
While large-scale project developments in Senegal significantly improve energy security, the MoU ensures such developments translate into tangible benefits for the local population, a key step towards making energy poverty history by 2030.
Currently, Technip is in charge of upgrading the SAR-owned Mbao refinery and has recently been awarded the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contract for the GTA floating production storage and offloading unit. Now, with the MoU, Technip will be strengthening its presence in Senegal while taking on a leading role regarding local content within the natural gas sector.
“We are very pleased to collaborate with COS Petrogaz in order to support Senegal in its gas development projects and in its objective of achieving a fair and equitable energy transition,” stated Marco Villa, COO, Technip Energies in a press release issued by the company, adding that, “This new collaboration illustrates our firm commitment to be at Senegal’s side in the implementation of its global energy and industrial development strategy.”
Senegal has placed the development of the domestic gas market as a top priority.
The country is set to witness unprecedented economic growth on the back of gas and by ensuring the right policies are in place, MoU’s are established, and stakeholders are engaged.
COS Petrogaz is leading the sector into a new era of energy security, domestic market improvement and socioeconomic upliftment.
“The MoU signed between Technip Energies and COS Petrogaz will not only be critical for Senegal’s energy industry but can serve as a blueprint for other companies and state institutions from across the African energy sector. Senegal is making considerable progress to advance its natural gas industry with the development of large-scale projects, but it is the country’s local content drive that significant advancements will be seen and should be commended. Through the MoU, Technip and COS Petrogaz have placed the development of the local workforce and market at the center of the country’s gas expansion, while at the same time improving gas monetization in a bid to kickstart socioeconomic growth,” states NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the AEC.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
The Ghana National Gas Company has constructed a health centre and a 4-bedroom nurses’ quarters at Bomeng in the Sekyere Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region.
The project aims to relieve the stress and problems that nursing mothers and nurses go through in the area.
The centre has consulting offices, a pharmacy, a delivery ward and the main ward, all of which have been lacking in the neighbourhood for a long time.
The CHPS Compound will benefit residents of East Sekyere, Mampong, Nsuta and the neighbouring communities which previously had to travel to the Juaben Government Hospital, Effiduase Government Hospital or the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) for medical treatment.
Commissioning the projects, Edomgbole Nwiah Anyimah, GNGC’s Deputy Project Manager, emphasised the need to maintain the health centre and the 4-bedroom nursing quarters.
“We strongly urge that this facility be put to good use. If something goes wrong, fix it instead of waiting for something else to go wrong,” he stressed in a post on the Facebook page of Ghana Gas.
Nana Owusu Ansah, a board member of Ghana Gas, spearheaded the effort to build the Bomeng CHPS Compound and promised that many more would follow.
On his part, Samuel Addae Agyekum, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), praised Ghana Gas for the project and promised the company they would demonstrate a culture of maintenance.Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has officially handed over a US$14.5 million Primary Substation at Kanda, a suburb of Accra, Republic of Ghana, to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) at a brief ceremony on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
The 78-mega volts amperes (MVA) capacity substation will enhance the reliability of power ECG supplies to institutions such as the 37 Military Hospital, Kotoka International Airport, Jubilee House, Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital), the National Mosque and adjoining communities; Kanda, Nima, Burma Camp, Ridge, Airport Residential Area and Cantonments.
Over 200,000 residents within the catchment area will benefit directly from the power infrastructure investment.
The facility is named after Ellen Kavanagh Moran, a retired employee of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), for her selfless service.
The project is one of the many electricity infrastructures constructed as part of the ECG’s Financial and Operational Turnaround Project of the Ghana Power Compact II, with funding from the MCC, a United States Government’s foreign assistance initiative.
So far, two out of eight primary substations earmarked for construction in the Greater Accra Region have been completed.
Speaking at the commissioning of the Ellen Moran Primary Substation, a Deputy Minister at Ghana’s Ministry of Energy, William Owuraku Aidoo, said robust, sustainable and reliable power supply was pivotal towards the country’s industrialisation drive to engender socio-economic growth.
He said the Akufo-Addo-led government was undertaking several power infrastructure projects to meet the power demand of the ever-increasing population.
The substation would reduce the ECG’s technical losses in its distribution network and ensure quality service delivery.
The Deputy Minister expressed the Ministry’s commitment to ensuring stable and affordable electricity for consumers across the country.
Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu, the Board Chair of MiDA, in an address read on her behalf, said the facility would help meet the increasing demand for power by consumers in the Kanda enclave and enhance productivity, incomes and social outcomes for the residents.
Ms Ellen Kavanagh Moran (Left) being assisted by Hon. William Owuraku Aidoo (Right), Deputy Minister for Energy cut the tape to officially commission the Ellen Moran Primary Substation
She said the facility has all the modern protective and safety equipment for the operators and the public and is connected to fibre-optic broadband for effective communication.
The substation and associated interconnecting and offloading circuits would ensure that ECG secured greater flexibility in evacuating power to consumers and help reduce commercial and technical losses, she said.
Mr. Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, the Managing Director of ECG, said the facility would ensure robust, stable and efficient power supply in the adjoining communities such as Nima, Airport Residential Area and Burma Camp, while critical public institutions like the 37 Military Hospital received regular power supply for effective healthcare delivery.
Mr. Samual Dubik Mahama, Managing Director of ECG
Mr. Steve Marman, the Resident Country Director for Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), expressed the United States Government’s resolve to support Ghana’s quest to industrialise through funding critical infrastructure projects.
Steve Marman, Country Director for MCC
The substation housed two outdoor 30/39 MVA power transformers and 33KV and 11VK switching equipment in a basement-type Control Building.
The Ellen Moran Substation and interconnecting and offloading circuits were constructed by Messrs Eiffage Energie Systemes.TBEA Co. Ltd, and Messrs Best and Crompton Engineering Ghana Limited.
The Project was designed and supervised by SMEC International.Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
A former staff of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the US funding agency, Ms. Ellen Kavanagh Moran, has been honoured by Ghana, West Africa, for her contributions that led to the successful implementation of the Agriculture Transformation Programme and the Power Compact Programme.
Ms. Moran was the Lead for Energy Infrastructure projects responsible for the development and implementation of infrastructure projects in compact and threshold programmes in several MCC partner countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, Kosovo, Mali and Nicaragua.
For her zeal and commitment to the successful implementation of the Agriculture Transformation and Power Compact Programs, the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), the implementing agency for the Compact Programmes in Ghana, has named the newly constructed Primary Substation in Kanda, a suburb of Accra, capital of Ghana, after her.
The substation will be referred to as the Ellen Moran Primary Substation.
A portion of the citation presented to her read: “In the course of your work, you were part of the many MCC Infrastructure Team that visited Ghana and in all engagements, you were through with your reviews and insightful, offering MiDA invaluable options and recommendations. With your leadership, the MCC and MiDA technical teams worked collaboratively to solve the numerous challenges including the Covid-19 pandemic.
“You demonstrated openness and offered excellent advice. Your responsiveness and timely interventions ensured the successful completion of the 14.2 kilometres George Walker Bush (N1) Highway in Accra, a project which has significantly reduced travel time and facilitated the free movement of goods and services. You were exemplary in leading decisions that enabled the construction of the two biggest Bulk Supply Points in Pokuase and Kasoa, and two Primary Substations at Legon and Kanda. These vital power infrastructure assets will ultimately contribute to improved livelihoods and reduce poverty.
“In recognition of your collaborative leadership, exemplary work ethics and significant contributions to Ghana’s Millennium Challenge Account Programmes, funded by the Government of the United States of America, the Millennium Development Authority honours you and immortalises your memory by naming the Kanda Primary Substation after you.”Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Scores of climate activists, on Tuesday, stormed an ongoing Annual General Meeting of the British Oil Company, Shell, to protest oil exploration by the company.
The protesters in their numbers gathered at Shell’s venue of its Annual General Meeting in London, United Kingdom, chanting ‘Shame on Shell’, and singing ‘all we are saying, stop oil and gas, and ‘we will stop you’.
According to the live streaming by @XRUK_Live on Twitter, Shell’s AGM was put on hold as the protesters practically took over the venue.
There were reports on Monday that civil society organisations, comprising people of the Niger Delta Region, environmental activists, representatives of host oil and gas communities, human rights groups, students, youths, artisans and media practitioners, on Monday, held a rally at the office of Shell, Marina, in Lagos in Nigeria to protest against Shell.
They were asking that Shell should stop oil and gas extraction in Nigeria, and urged investors to stop funding Shell’s operations, owing to the environmental damage that the company’s operations were allegedly causing to the water, land and human resources in Nigeria.
They equally called for a limit of global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial level, and demanded, amongst others, an end to carbon emission.
They equally called for a people-centred transition from fossil fuel to clean energy in Nigeria as well as the clean-up of the Ogoni land and the entire Niger Delta Region.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Ghana’s petroleum downstream regulator, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has held a sensitisation workshop for commercial drivers to equip them with the requisite knowledge on petroleum pricing and quality.
The day’s event was on the back of the recent continuous hike in petroleum prices on the global market due to the rippling effect of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Speaking at the workshop, Chief Executive Officer of the NPA, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, said the government has instituted several measures to ensure an adequate supply of petroleum products on the West African nation.
Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, CEO of NPA speaking at the workshop
“I have seen video of mates actually in fisticuffs with passengers. You are upset about petroleum price increases and so on…all of those things came to our attention, and it is a result of a lack of knowledge on how we arrive at these petroleum prices,” he said.
He said “we decided to organise this workshop so that you understand that, petroleum prices don’t go up and down depending on the mood of President Akufo-Addo or they don’t go up and down depending on the mood of the Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority.
“It is important for us all as Ghanaians to understand how all these come about because now we all listen to the radio and we can see that there is a worldwide crisis…there is a crisis in Britain…there is a crisis in America of all proportion. I am sure most of you are shocked that America is now airlifting baby food from Germany,” he added.
Head of Economic Regulation at the National Petroleum Authority, Abass Tasunti, took the participants through the dynamics and what goes into petroleum pricing in Ghana.
He emphasised that the government has put in place several measures to ensure the country does not experience a shortage of petroleum products which is being experienced in oil-producing countries like Nigeria.
Mr. Tasunti mentioned the recent reduction of fuel margins, collaboration with the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and intervention of the Bank of Ghana in the forex market has helped in cushioning the situation.
Some participants described the forum as beneficial and enlightening.
“This meeting is an eye-opener to us. We will go back and share the knowledge with our colleagues and return to further dialogue with the NPA,” one of the participants summarised.
They, however, called on the NPA to step up efforts in dealing with adulterated fuel from some filling stations in the country.
On his part, the Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, described the workshop as timely.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (IBEDC) in the Republic of Nigeria has joined the nation to celebrate ‘Our future, the Nigerian child’ as part of activities for the 2022 International Children’s Day celebration, by visiting several public schools within its network to create awareness of electrical safety.
The visits also coincided with the company’s safety sensitisation activities earmarked for the commemoration of the just concluded World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
A statement signed by the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Engr John Ayodele, said the need to educate children on imbibing a positive health and safety culture should not be taken for granted.
He said cultivating the lessons on how to maintain safety around electricity early would not only save their lives but also forestall lifelong injuries.
“We are strategically embarking on these sensitisation visits of some public schools across our franchise to equip children with the safety skill set that will change their orientation about electricity safety and make them act proactively because as we know, prevention is better than cure. IBEDC, as a socially responsible corporate entity with education at the core of its CSR thrust, then decided that, in addition to our annual donation of school materials and fees to some indigent students, will leverage the Children’s Day celebration as a platform to teach children on safety,” Engr Ayodele said.
Speaking further, Engr Ayodele said IBEDC is committed to upholding global safety standards, as well as sustaining the health and safety culture the company has built over the years through continuous internal endeavours and collaborations with external safety agencies.
“It is against this backdrop that we organised various programmes aimed at institutionalising the safety culture within our business and the people we serve, namely Essay Competition, 1st Responder training, Technical workshop and colloquium, courtesy visits to critical stakeholders etc., to commemorate the 2022 World Day for Safety and Health at Work. This is to further position us for the safety challenges and best practices of the 21st century.”
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, is facing several court cases which could result in the payment of about Ghs106,810,500.00(US$13,522,209.30) to litigants.
According to GRIDCo, these claims could result in project delays across the country, thereby, affecting their ability to meet statutory objectives.
GRIDCo revealed this in the Multi-Year Major Tariff Review 2022-2027 proposals submitted to the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for consideration.
The company said it continues to face enormous legal challenges concerning claims for the payment of compensation to Project Affected Persons (PAPs).
It added: “Cash flow issues related to the availability of funds to cover all aspects of project execution remains a major hurdle for project execution.”
In this regard, GRIDCo said, “When payment to PAPs is unavailable or inadequate, PAPs impacted by substation and transmission line projects across the country make substantial financial claims in courts and before statutory bodies such as the Commission for Human Rights & Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for the resolution of matters related to compensation payments.”
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Ghana’s petroleum downstream regulator, NPA, has fined seven oil marketing companies to the tune of GHS1,550,000 million for various offences.
The seven companies are Moari Oil Co.Ltd, Rodo Oil Co. Ltd, MBA Global Ltd, Cigo Energy Ltd, Torrid Global Ltd, Naddif Co. Ltd and GAT Oil.
They were punished for engaging in Third Party Supplies, a practice which is considered illegal and unlawful lifting of petroleum products.
Besides, the Authority has also suspended Rodo Oil Co, MBA Global Ltd and GAT Oil for one month.
According to a statement issued by the Corporate Affairs Directorate of the Authority Moari, Oil Co. Ltd was fined GHS 50,000.00, Rodo Oil Co Ltd GHS 350,000.00, MBA Global Ltd GHS85,000.00 and Cigo Energy Ltd GHS 245,000.00.
The rest, namely Torrid Global Ltd was fined GHS 550,000.00, Naddif Co Ltd GHS150,000.00 and GHS120,000.00.
The NPA warned that any company that fails to comply with the rules and guidelines stipulated by the National Petroleum Authority would be subjected to appropriate sanctions.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has lost more than Gh¢26.7Million (US$3,380,220.00 ) in revenue since 2019 due to embedded power generation.
GRIDCo revealed this in its 2022-2027 tariff proposal submitted to the PURC.
In electrical terms, embedded generation is the production of electricity from power stations that are directly connected to a distribution network.
Justifying why PURC should approve its request for a 48 per cent increment in Transmission Service Charge, GRIDCo said since the last tariff review in 2019, some bulk customers connected to the National Interconnected Transmission System (NITS) have procured generation at their sites while others have indicated their intention to follow the same path.
It pointed out that as more customers embrace Embedded Generation (EG), the demand for service from the grid reduces significantly, leading to under-utilisation of transmission capacity.
The company mentioned BXC 20MW solar power in Gomoa Onyeadze near Winneba in the Central Region and Genser Energy’s 48MWe in Tarkwa in the Western Region as examples.
Explaining how embedded generation would affect the company, GRIDCo said, “A high penetration of Embedded Generation will result in stranded assets for GRIDCo, and lead to low returns on investments on such assets.”
It said further that in instances where EG becomes unavailable due to technical reasons, the immediate upsurge in demand may create instability in the NITS.
It, thus, recommended that embedded generation be adequately regulated to prevent such adverse impact on the NITS.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Kenya Power Company has urged Kisii County residents to protect power assets and has authorized personnel to do connections to reduce the number of illegal electricity connections that lead to electrocution and blackout cases.
Speaking during a meeting with Boda Boda operators on the outskirts of Kisii town, KPLC Customer Experience Department Representative, Hellen Mogire, stated that electricity transformers and conductors were being vandalised in the region, saying there was a need to protect them.
“Transformers are very expensive. It will take, at least, three months to replace a vandalised transformer once we justify it by writing a business case. You will be in the dark all that time,” Mogire added.
Mogire noted that KPLC fines customers up to Sh15,000 for vandalised low voltage conductors and Sh4,000 for stolen electricity meters that are sold to other residents for illegal connections.
She cautioned residents from contracting unauthorised people who walk around areas of residence doing electricity connections, adding that KPLC was conducting an operation to disconnect them.
“Make sure the electricity connection done at your homesteads is genuine. Those who do not have electricity should take application forms at our office and be connected to the last mile connectivity at a cheaper price,” she stated.
Further, she said that residents should ensure that quality cables are used to do wiring in their houses, saying radio cables were not meant to connect electricity from one house to another because they cause fire incidents.
She encouraged residents to use electricity as required to avoid injuries to family members, noting that Kisii County was among the leading counties where people have illegal connections.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Commissioning the projects, Edomgbole Nwiah Anyimah, GNGC’s Deputy Project Manager, emphasised the need to maintain the health centre and the 4-bedroom nursing quarters.
“We strongly urge that this facility be put to good use. If something goes wrong, fix it instead of waiting for something else to go wrong,” he stressed in a post on the Facebook page of Ghana Gas.
Nana Owusu Ansah, a board member of Ghana Gas, spearheaded the effort to build the Bomeng CHPS Compound and promised that many more would follow.
On his part, Samuel Addae Agyekum, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), praised Ghana Gas for the project and promised the company they would demonstrate a culture of maintenance.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
She said the facility has all the modern protective and safety equipment for the operators and the public and is connected to fibre-optic broadband for effective communication.
The substation and associated interconnecting and offloading circuits would ensure that ECG secured greater flexibility in evacuating power to consumers and help reduce commercial and technical losses, she said.
Mr. Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, the Managing Director of ECG, said the facility would ensure robust, stable and efficient power supply in the adjoining communities such as Nima, Airport Residential Area and Burma Camp, while critical public institutions like the 37 Military Hospital received regular power supply for effective healthcare delivery.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com 
A portion of the citation presented to her read: “In the course of your work, you were part of the many MCC Infrastructure Team that visited Ghana and in all engagements, you were through with your reviews and insightful, offering MiDA invaluable options and recommendations. With your leadership, the MCC and MiDA technical teams worked collaboratively to solve the numerous challenges including the Covid-19 pandemic.
“You demonstrated openness and offered excellent advice. Your responsiveness and timely interventions ensured the successful completion of the 14.2 kilometres George Walker Bush (N1) Highway in Accra, a project which has significantly reduced travel time and facilitated the free movement of goods and services. You were exemplary in leading decisions that enabled the construction of the two biggest Bulk Supply Points in Pokuase and Kasoa, and two Primary Substations at Legon and Kanda. These vital power infrastructure assets will ultimately contribute to improved livelihoods and reduce poverty.
“In recognition of your collaborative leadership, exemplary work ethics and significant contributions to Ghana’s Millennium Challenge Account Programmes, funded by the Government of the United States of America, the Millennium Development Authority honours you and immortalises your memory by naming the Kanda Primary Substation after you.”
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com 
“It is important for us all as Ghanaians to understand how all these come about because now we all listen to the radio and we can see that there is a worldwide crisis…there is a crisis in Britain…there is a crisis in America of all proportion. I am sure most of you are shocked that America is now airlifting baby food from Germany,” he added.
Head of Economic Regulation at the National Petroleum Authority, Abass Tasunti, took the participants through the dynamics and what goes into petroleum pricing in Ghana.
He emphasised that the government has put in place several measures to ensure the country does not experience a shortage of petroleum products which is being experienced in oil-producing countries like Nigeria.
Mr. Tasunti mentioned the recent reduction of fuel margins, collaboration with the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and intervention of the Bank of Ghana in the forex market has helped in cushioning the situation.
Some participants described the forum as beneficial and enlightening.
“This meeting is an eye-opener to us. We will go back and share the knowledge with our colleagues and return to further dialogue with the NPA,” one of the participants summarised.
They, however, called on the NPA to step up efforts in dealing with adulterated fuel from some filling stations in the country.
On his part, the Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, described the workshop as timely.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com 
Speaking further, Engr Ayodele said IBEDC is committed to upholding global safety standards, as well as sustaining the health and safety culture the company has built over the years through continuous internal endeavours and collaborations with external safety agencies.
“It is against this backdrop that we organised various programmes aimed at institutionalising the safety culture within our business and the people we serve, namely Essay Competition, 1st Responder training, Technical workshop and colloquium, courtesy visits to critical stakeholders etc., to commemorate the 2022 World Day for Safety and Health at Work. This is to further position us for the safety challenges and best practices of the 21st century.”
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com 
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