The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will hold an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, April 9, following calls from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to address concerns regarding the scarcity of Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) and the disappearance of a component of Biometric Verification registration kits. In a letter dated […] The post 2024
A group photograph of the participants after the training Some selected staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have undergone a three-day training aimed at empowering the participants with Read More... The post ECG Staff Receive Gender Equity Training appeared first
Herbert Krapa, the new Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has expressed his gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for the opportunity to serve in his recent appointment. Read More... The post New
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Tuesday, April 9, for an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting with political parties to address some pending issues. The meeting comes on the back of calls from the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for the EC to meet the parties to update them on the […] The post EC sets April 9 for emergency IPAC meeting first appeared
The Chairman of the Energy Committee of Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea, has disclosed that President Akufo-Addo has directed the Volta River Authority to reduce the export of electricity to neighbouring countries in response to the ongoing intermittent power outages, commonly known as ‘dumsor’. “The President is on top of the issues and I am even […] The post Dumsor:
Staff of ECG educating some women at the Nsawam market The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Accra West, has organised a sensitisation programme for some customers in Nsawam in Read More... The post ECG Engages Customers On Smart Prepaid Metres appeared first
In a significant development, the high tension cable that had detached from the main line between the Avornyo and Gati junctions in Ashalaja, a town near Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra region, has been fixed. The incident, which occurred on Friday, March 29, 2024, had left the residents in a […] The post Ashalaja: Residents relieved
A high-tension cable has detached from the main line between the Avornyo and Gati junctions in Ashalaja, a town near Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra region. This incident, which occurred on Friday, March 29, 2024, has left the residents in a state of fear and uncertainty. Despite their efforts to […] The post Residents panic as high tension cable
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has revealed that it dispatched more than 100 notifications of power outages during the initial quarter of 2024. The majority of these notices Read More... The post ECG Responds To PURC Over Dumsor Timetable appeared first on
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disclosed that it issued over 100 notices of power outages in the first quarter of 2024. Much of the notices, according to the power distributor, were to pave the way for maintenance works to be carried out on some of its transmission equipment. The disclosure was in response […] The post Over 100 power outage
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
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 Ashanti Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wuntumi) has assured the NPP that the party would break the 8-year electoral cycle. He says that they will not hand over power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and their flagbearer, Former President John Dramani Mahama. “Dr Bawumia will win […] The post You’re
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
The Alliance of Feminist CSOs has said that it finds the utterance made by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, about the marital status and region of origin of Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang completely unacceptable. The leadership of the organization has therefore called on the NPP’s leadership to call […] The post Call
The Alliance of Feminist Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership to address comments made by its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Chairman Wontumi, about Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer. Chairman Wontumi, the NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, is […] The post Call
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
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