The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) has waded into the erratic power supply situation (dumsor) in the country, calling on the regulator, the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC), to demand power supply data from the power producers. The union maintained that the power distributor, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), is experiencing less supply of […] The post Erratic
The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited has pointed to the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) as the cause of the recent power outages in parts of the Central Region. The ECG states that GRIDCo has curtailed power supply to its Cape Coast and Kasoa Bulk Supply Points, leading to outages in areas such as Praso, […] The post ECG blames GRIDCo over ‘Dumsor’
Herbert Krapa President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Herbert Krapa, Deputy Minister for Energy, as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Company of Read More... The post Herbert Krapa Replaces
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Deputy Minister for Energy, Herbert Krapa as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This followed the resignation of Keli Gadzekpo, who has chaired the electricity distribution company since 2017. Mr. Gadzekpo resigned from the role on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in a […] The post Deputy Minister for Energy appointed
Keli Gadzekpo, the Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has resigned from his role, effective April 9. In his resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, March 27, Mr. Gadzekpo cited personal reasons as his motive behind the move. He went on to wish ECG and the government continued success in their […] The post ‘It’s personal’ – Keli Gadzekpo
Yomi Sower Ghana’s premier entertainment radio station, Guide Radio 91.5, has introduced a new programme dubbed ‘Maximum Jazz with Yomi Sower’, a jazz music programme to entertain its cherished listeners Read More... The post Guide Radio Introduces ‘Maximum
Nana Amoasi VII, the Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), has stated that Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh’s response to individuals advocating for the issuance of a load-shedding timetable by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to publish their own proposed schedules is a reflection of government’s overall view on Ghana’s power […] The post ‘Dumsor’
The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has pledged to provide 2,000 megawatts of solar power which is half of Ghana’s electricity needs when voted into power. He made this promise during an engagement with members of the informal sector through a forum organized by the Council of Indigenous Business Associations. […] The post 2024
The Member of Parliament of the Bongo constituency and member of the Mines and Energy Committee, Edward Bawa, has stated that thegovernment has not made any intervention in the energy sector of the economy. The Bongo legislator said this in an interview with Alfred Ocansey, host of TV3’s Ghana Tonight programme on Monday, March 25. […] The post Gov’t has made no intervention
Field officers hired by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the 2023 district-level elections are expressing frustration over the delay in receiving their payments. These officers played crucial roles during the elections, which involved training and deploying over 100,000 officials to 38,000 polling stations nationwide in December of the preceding year. Despite assurances from the EC […] The post District-level
Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has challenged individuals advocating for the issuance of a load-shedding timetable by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to publish their own proposed schedules. His remarks come amidst the prevailing power challenges in the country, notably in the Greater Accra Region, impacting both individuals and businesses. Despite mounting pressure […] The post Publish
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed the current power outage being experienced in parts of Accra to an outage from the Ghana Grid Company Limited’s Mallam Bulk Supply Point (BSP). It said affected areas include West Hills Mall, Sunda, Bortianor, McCarthy Hill, Mallam, Dansoman, Sakaman, Lapaz, Gbegbeyise, Glefe, Exhibition, Sowutuom, Kwashieman, Odorkor, Fadama, […] The post ECG
The Director of Communications for the Bawumia 2024 Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has admonished political parties and all stakeholders to avoid falsely accusing the Electoral Commission (EC) of compromising the integrity of the electoral process ahead of the 2024 general elections. He said they should “avoid conspiracy theories” regarding the yet-to-be-returned Biometric Verification Devices […] The post Let’s
Large areas of Ukraine are suffering blackouts after Russian missiles targeted energy infrastructure. Fifteen blasts were reported in the second-largest city, Kharkiv, said the mayor, while more than 53,000 households in Odesa were without power. Ukraine’s energy minister, German Galushchenko, accused Russia of trying to provoke “a large-scale failure of the country’s energy system”. A […] The post Blackouts
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has clarified concerns about the security of their Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) following recent speculations from a circulating memo titled “Return of biometric verification devices” which was reportedly signed by the Deputy Chairman of Operations. EC, in a memo dated Thursday, March 7 directed its regional offices to return all […] The post EC
The Founding President of IMANI Africa policy think tank, Franklin Cudjoe, has reiterated his distrust in the activities of the country’s election management body, the Electoral Commission (EC). He maintained that the EC would not have found it necessary to inform the general public about its missing laptops until the minority in Parliament made the […] The post I have never trusted the EC – Franklin
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding an immediate audit of the electoral materials for the Electoral Commission (EC) by private audit firm KPMG. The calls from the largest opposition party come on the back of the EC’s confirmation that five laptops have been stolen after a routine check of its equipment. Speaking on […] The post NDC calls for audit of EC after 5 missing
Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Samuel Tettey (L) and Bossman Eric Asare (R) The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) says none of its Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) is Read More... The post Election 2024: All 75,000 Biometric Devices
By Kizito CUDJOE The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has issued a strict directive aimed at the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) to ensure the financial stability and operational integrity of the energy sector. The directive, issued under Sections 3 and 24 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission Act, 1997 (Act 538), follows ECG’s […] The post
A member of the Communications Team of the Movement for Change Dr. Ramzi Inusah has raised concerns about the missing laptops for election. According to him, both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are the creation of the challenges confronting Ghana elections. “The NPP and NDC are the creation of […] The post The
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