Namibia has the potential to meet all its electricity needs from local sources by 2035, but only if energy development is properly planned and supported by policy reform, a parliamentary committee has heard.Jean Basson, from the Renewable Energy Industry Association of Namibia (REIAoN), told MPs that Namibia’s current electricity demand of 600 to 700 megawatts...
Day: July 22, 2025
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PURC Resolves 98% of Complaints in First Half of 2025, Facilitates Over GH¢4m Recovery for ECG
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has helped the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) recover more than GH¢4.29 million through its complaint resolution processes in the first half of 2025. According to the Commission’s latest data, a total of 700 complaints were lodged in the Greater Accra Region between January and June, with 689 cases...
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Energy Sector Accounts for 86% of GHS 18.4bn Public Financial Irregularities – Auditor-General’s Report
The energy sector has come under intense scrutiny following the release of the 2024 Auditor-General’s Report, which reveals that state institutions within the Ministry of Energy were responsible for GH¢15.8 billion out of the total GH¢18.4 billion in financial irregularities recorded across the public sector representing 86% of the total. The report highlights a sharp...
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CSO Budget Forum Urges Time Limit on New GHS 1 Fuel Levy
Civil society actors are calling on the government to include a time-bound provision in the proposed Energy Sector Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to introduce a GHS 1 charge on every litre of fuel purchased at the pump. At a recent Civil Society Organisations (CSO) Budget Forum ahead of the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review,...