Tag: Energy Commission
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Ghana: CIPDiB Commends Gov’t For Paying Its Debt To ECG
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB) has commended the Government of Ghana for settling its electricity bills owed the power distribution company ( ECG). According to the Minister for Energy, John-Peter Amewu, the government had paid over GHS2 billion debt owed ECG. A statement signed by the CEO of CIPDiB,…
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Ghana: Gov’t Clears Electricity Bills Owed ECG Up To December 2019
The Government of Ghana says it has paid all debts it owed the country’s power distribution company, Electricity Company of Ghana up to December 2019. According to the country’s Minister for Energy, John -Peter Amewu, the Akufo-Addo administration paid GHS2 billion annually to cover its bills. Speaking at a press conference organized by the Information…
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Ghana: Stop ECG From Passing VAT, NHIL, GETFund On Electricity End Users-CIPDiB To GRA
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB) is asking the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to stop the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) from charging electricity consumers VAT, NHIL and GETfund levies. “We would like to call on the Ghana Revenue Authority to formally circulate a letter to the concerned stakeholders in…
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Ghana: MiDA Takes Delivery Of Transformers For Pokuase BSP Project
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), the implementing agency for the Ghana Power Compact II, has taken delivery of all the six major transformers procured for the ongoing Bulk Supply Point Project at Pokuase, a suburb of Accra, capital of Ghana. A statement issued by the Communications and Outreach Unit of MiDA and copied to energynewsafrica.com…
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Ghana: Accra: Areas Experiencing Power Outage Will Be Restored By 5PM-GRIDCo
Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, has assured residents of Accra, who are currently experiencing power outage, that power will be restored at about 5pm today (17:00GMT). According to the company, the outage has been caused by snapping of one of its major transmission lines in the Accra East area at about 6:53am Monday, May 11,…
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Ghana: (Update) Tema, Parts Of Accra To Experience One Week Power Outage
Ghana’s power distribution company, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will, on Friday, May 8 carry out a planned outage in Tema and parts of Accra, capital of Ghana. The power outage, which will be between 10pm to 1am each day, is expected to end on May 14, 2020. The planned outage, ECG explained is to…
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Zambia: ZESCO Limited Loses Over $90K To Vandalism In Q1 Of 2020
ZESCO Limited, formerly Zambia Electricity Supply Company, has recorded a total of 261 cases of vandalism in the first quarter of 2020. The cost of the vandalism is estimated at 1,657,267.03 Zambian Kwacha (US$ 90, 489.13). The most vandalised items were Transmission towers, transformers and copper cables (overhead service and underground cables). The highest number…
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Ghana: Consumers Start Enjoying Free Electricity Today
Consumers of electricity in the Republic of Ghana have started enjoying the free electricity promised by the President H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The GHS1.04 billion electricity relief, which covers the months of April, May and June, is part of measures being introduced by the Akufo-Addo- administration to cushion Ghanaians due to the impact of…
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Ghana: Energy Minister Commissions $5.3million 330kV/161 kV Auto Transformer Project At Kpone
Ghana’s Minister for Energy, John-Peter Amewu has commissioned a $ 5.3 million 330kV/161kV interconnection auto transformer at Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited at Kpone, near Tema, in the Greater Accra Region. The project was funded by Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited. GRIDCo contributed $3.3 million while Sunon Asogli Power invested…
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Ghana: ECG Assures Customers Of Stable And Reliable Power Supply
Ghana’s power distribution company, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Ltd has assured electricity consumers and the general public that it is putting in place measures to ensure reliable and stable power supply. The company, which provides electricity to the southern parts of the West African nation, mentioned that the measures put in place include intensification…