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 […]
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) is predicting that the current freefall of the local currency will shoot the prices of fuel beyond 5 cedis per litre, explaining that world oil prices will be the catalyst on whose back the fuel hikes will come. A statement issued by the energy think-tank and signed by Mikdad […]
The first-ever competitive bidding for the allocation of oil blocks to companies in the petroleum upstream sector will be launched on October 5, this year. The new regime, which is in compliance with the new Petroleum Exploration and Production Act, 2016 (Act 919) and the law on local content, is a departure from the previous […]
Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Hassan Tampuli has indicated that he has received communication from the Editor of the Vanguard Newspaper, the paper that is said to have published an article accusing him of paying himself some 1.5 million Ghana Cedis as rent allowance for one year.
The National Petroleum Authority has rebutted allegations that its Chief Executive Officer, Hassan Tampuli has caused the Authority to pay him a whopping 15.5 billion cedis (Old Currency) as rent allowance for one year.
