The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) is to utilise fibre optic backbone to venture into the provision of data and broadband services. It also plans to position itself to become the regulator for the renewable energy sector in Ghana. ECG currently has 112 staff. Ing. Samuel Boakye-Appiah, Managing Director of ECG, announced this as […]
Coordinator of Third World Network-Africa, Dr Yao Graham has revealed that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) was forced by political pressures to sign agreements with power plants owners leading to its privatization. ECG was handed over to Power Distribution Service (PDS) in March after the privatization process was completed. The country has in the […]
Residents of Odumase Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region have blocked the Kpong–Somanya road protesting the unannounced power outages in the area. Mainly the youth set ablaze lorry tyres at strategic intersections around Nuaso and Abanse Bank Junction respectively and chanting war songs. As at the time of filing this […]
Power Distribution Service Ghana (PDS) has blamed the widespread power outages in the country on what it describes as technical challenges. The company in a statement said the challenges have resulted in a cut in power supply to its Mallam and Graphic Bulk Supply points hence the outages. It says Western, Central and parts of […]
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) says it is in the final stage of negotiations with a contractor towards the construction of the country’s biggest power Bulk Supply Point (BSP) to be sited in Pokuase. The project is among several others infrastructural investments in the power distribution sector in the third year of the power compact […]
