The government is set to digitise how Ghanaians report power outages, with plans to introduce a WhatsApp-based system that will allow users to report faults instantly and trigger a rapid response from technical teams. The initiative, according to the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, is aimed at eliminating delays associated with traditional […]
Energy Minister John Jinapor is expected to announce a temporary suspension of some margins on petroleum pricing today, in what could bring relief to consumers over the next four weeks. This is what JOYBUSINESS has gathered from persons with knowledge of engagements between the Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, and the Energy Minister to review taxes and margins […]
Madagascar declared a nationwide state of energy emergency for 15 days on Tuesday, citing disruptions in energy supply caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, its cabinet said. Several African governments have responded to surging global oil prices, spurred by the Iran war, by implementing sharp fuel price increases, energy-saving measures, or electricity rationing. “This decision was taken […]
Brent oil prices are set to trade above $95 a barrel over the next two months as the Iran war disrupts supplies, before falling to around $70 by the end of the year, the Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday in a monthly report. Oil shipments have been largely blocked from using the Strait of […]
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has revealed that government has initiated processes for the construction of a new Offshore Mooring Facility to address infrastructure challenges affecting Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector. During his visit to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on Wednesday, October 15, Dr Jinapor explained that the project would […]
The construction of the 1050 megawatt Lamu Coal plant in Kenya is expected to create some one thousand seven hundred and sixty one jobs during the initial stage. The 2 billion dollar plant to be constructed by Amu Power Company Limited, a single-purpose entity that is 51 percent owned by Centum investments, a Kenyan investment […]
