There is no planned or scheduled power outages in Ghana, the Deputy Minister of Energy, Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer has said. He has confirmed that the challenges experienced with power outages in Ghana in the last few days was due to a payment/financial challenge on the part of Ghana with the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company […]
The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said the ministry is working with the Ministry of Finance to suspend some levies that contribute to fuel prices in order to cushion patrons against the ever-increasing price hikes. He said that decision was necessary because the most important task of the ministry was to keep […]
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) projects that price of fuel on the domestic market at the various pumps are set to dip for the second pricing-window of August 2021. According to the IES, this is due to the various change in prices of the commodities on the international market is expected to affect local […]
Energy Minister John Peter Amewu says he is not ruling out political sabotage in the apparent vandalism of a Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) high voltage transmission tower at Tema. One of the 161,000 towers located in GRIDCo’s enclave near the free zone area in Tema, fell over into another tower after evidence that bolts had […]
By John Elliot HAGAN, Accra Minister for Energy John Peter Amewu has disclosed that government spent GH₵232 million providing tax reliefs on petroleum products to ordinary Ghanaians between December 2017 and June 2018. He says the reliefs are part of government’s efforts to use tax interventions to mitigate the impact of the increasing price of […]
Minister for Energy, John-Peter Amewu together with a delegation from the Ministry and Energy Commission are representing the country at the ninth session of the Assembly of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The meeting is scheduled to take place from January 10 – 13, 2019, at the St Regis Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab […]
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority says the current government under the leadership of president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is drowning and desperately trying to taint the NDC in order to survive. According to the Minority, the government has failed in almost all facets of the economy including education, health, roads, agriculture and the […]
A deputy Minister for energy, William Owuraku Aidoo has apolgised for pouring invectives and insults at Broadcaster with the stables of Despite Media group, Kwame Nkrumah Tikesie of okay Fm. The Minister who was called on phone to clarify issues surrounding the recent controversies and challenges in the power sector burst out in anger on […]
Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu is assuring that even though the energy sector is still struggling with a debt of 2.3 billion dollars, that will not in any way affect power generation capacity in the country, adding that dumsor will not come back. According to him, the current New Patriotic Party government inherited a debt […]
Government will continue to pursue renewable energy-based mini grid electrification to provide 24-hour electricity supply for productive use in islands and remote communities in the country, while promoting the nation-wide adoption of renewable energy sources. This was the assurance given by the vice president, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia when he delivered the Keynote Address at the […]
Former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) Alfred Obeng Boateng has described the Executive Secretary of COPEC, Duncan Amoah as an immature person and a blackmailer. According to him, recent allegations levelled against him by the COPEC boss stems from ignorance and his inability to have a grasp of what […]
Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu has attributed the high demand for energy in the country to the growth of the economy. Speaking today September 18, at the opening of the Environment and Natural Resource Research Unit meeting in Accra at the instance of the Economics Department of the University of Ghana, Mr. Amewu said plans […]
