The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), which supplies power to 64 per cent of the country’s land mass, is facing operational vulnerability due to a funding deficit of more than GH¢5 billion. This is because while the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) approved a cumulative GH₵1.64 billion in tariff revenue for NEDCo over three years […]
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 […]
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Shaffic Suleman, says Ghana’s electricity demand is rising far beyond official projections, driven by economic stability and growing consumer confidence. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Wednesday, he revealed that consumption growth has overtaken the expected annual targets. “We are now consuming more […]
Staff groups of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have voiced their opposition to a draft bill proposing the merger of VRA with the Bui Power Authority. The proposal in question will also see the consolidation of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) with the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), and the creation of an independent […]
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has notified over 40 stakeholders, including the Minister for the Interior and local assemblies within the catchment areas of the Akosombo Dam, about the potential for excess water spillage. The announcement, signed by Ing. Ken Arthur, Deputy Chief Executive in Charge of Services at the VRA, proposes a stakeholder engagement […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will visit the districts severely hit by the floods occasioned by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam today. The President, who returned to the country last night after a four-day official duty in the United States, will be joined by members of the Inter-Ministerial Committee set up by the government […]
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has explained that the Akosombo Dam was currently receiving over 200 percent more water around this time of the year in October than what was experienced in previous years. The amount of water coming into the dam “is so great” and this means the water spillage from the Akosombo Dam […]
The Auditor-General has uncovered financial irregularities amounting to about GH¢17.5 billion in the 2021 audit report of public boards and corporations and other statutory institutions. It represents a 36 per cent jump from the 2020 figure of GH¢12.85 billion. In the last five years, financial irregularities in public boards and corporations have hit over GH¢50.8 […]
Ghana has taken full ownership of the 250-megawatt (MW) power production plant from the African and Middle East Resources Investment Group, otherwise known as AMERI Energy. The 10-unit barge, with capacity to generate 25MW each, totaling 250MW, which is commissioned on natural gas, is set to be moved to Anwomaso in Kumasi in the Ashanti […]
