Tag: VRA
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Ghana: Atuabo Gas Processing Plant To Be Shutdown For Two Weeks From October 4
The Ghana National Gas Company has announced that it will shutdown its Atuabo Gas Processing Plant from Monday, October 4 to Monday, October 18, 2021. The planned shutdown is to allow for routine maintenance of the facility to improve upon the Atuabo Plant’s capacity of continuous productivity, as well as prolong its lifespan. In a…
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Ghana Hosts Maiden Electric Mobility Conference And Exhibition
Ghana has held the maiden Electric Mobility Conference and Exhibition to discuss the prospects and challenges with electric vehicles as it prepares to roll out nationwide policy to introduce electric vehicles into the transportation sector. This is in line with the global push for the reduction in emissions from transportation-related activities under the Climate Change…
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Ghanaian Police Officers Lash Power Thieves In Northern Region
Some police officers in Tamale in the Northern Region of Republic of Ghana have subjected residents in the area to caning and beatings for engaging in power theft, popularly known as illegal connection. The officers were attached to the Revenue Protection Unit of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company ( NEDCo) for routine checks. However, in…
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Ghana: Energy Minister Threatens ECG Workers With Dismissals If Losses Continue
Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has threatened the staff of the Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) with dismissal should the company continue to record huge commercial and system losses. The recent Auditor General’s Report revealed that ECG recorded a huge loss of US$344.3 million in revenue as a result of system losses in…
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Ghana: ECG Lost US$344.3 Million Revenue In 2018 Due To System Losses
Ghana’s southern electricity distribution company, ECG, recorded a huge loss of US$ 344.3 million in revenue as a result of system losses in 2018. The company purchased a total power of 10,900.55 GWh from power producing companies in the West African nation. However, ECG sold 8,251.47 GWh to customers with the remaining 2,649.08, which represented…
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Ghana: ECG Cuts Electricity To 16 Companies In Tema Over GHS27.8M Debt
Ghana’s southern electricity distribution company, ECG, has cut power supply to 16 companies in Tema for failing to settle their indebtedness. The companies owed ECG to the tune of GHS 27,857,498.59 as at June 2019. This is contained in the 2020 Auditor General’s Report. The companies are Eastern Quarry, 605,827.26, Nelplast Ghana Limited, Bigleb Company,…
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Ghana: I Leave You With Love-Fred Oware Tells Staff Of Bui Power Authority
The Chief Executive Officer of Bui Power Authority, Mr. Fred Oware, has called on the staff of the Authority to live together as one and demonstrate love to one another in order to create congenial environment for the growth of the company. Mr. Oware gave the advice in an exclusive interview with energynewsafrica.com as his…
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Ghana: Ebenezer Essienyi Appointed New CEO Of GRIDCo
Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Ing Ebenezer Essienyi as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the country’s power transmission company, GRIDCo. Ing Essienyi’s appointment has been confirmed by the newly constituted Board of GRIDCo at its meeting on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Ing Essienyi takes over from Ing Jonathan Amoako-Baah, whose successful tenure…
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Ghana: Kofi Dzamesi Appointed New CEO Of Bui Power Authority
A former Minister for Chieftaincy in the first term of President Akufo-Addo’s administration has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s second largest power generation company, Bui Power Authority (BPA). Mr Samuel Kofi Dzamesi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and…
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Ghana: Work To Keep The Lights On –Energy Minister Charges NEDCo Board
Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has charged the newly constituted Board of Directors of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) to collaborate with management of the company and work hard to ensure stable supply of electricity to the northern part of the country. According to him, Ghanaians are keen on having their…