In a significant move toward securing reliable and clean electricity, key national stakeholders convened in Accra to advance plans for integrating Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) with renewable energy sources. The high-level workshop marked a pivotal step in translating Ghana’s nuclear energy ambitions into a concrete strategy for a resilient electricity generation mix. Held at the...
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How fuel underdogs became market leaders
By Vivian Kai LOKKO For decades, Ghana’s downstream petroleum industry followed a familiar script. A few dominant brands controlled the pumps, set the tone on quality, and commanded fierce customer loyalty. Local oil marketing companies (OMCs) operated on the fringes—present, but rarely powerful. That story has now been shattered Over the past five years, Ghana’s...
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TOR, Ghana Gas Deepen Collaboration on Gas Infrastructure and Cleaner Refinery Operations
Ghana’s downstream petroleum recovery and gas monetisation efforts converged in Tema on 27 January when the Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Mr. Edmond Kombat, Esq., paid a strategic courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Gas, Ms. Judith Adjobah Blay. The engagement sought to strengthen institutional collaboration between the two...
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GOIL Group CEO & MD Pays Courtesy Call on Chief of Defence Staff
GOIL PLC has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ghana’s national security architecture following a high-level engagement between the company’s leadership, led by the Group CEO and MD, Mr Edward Abambire Bawa, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong.The visit held at the General Headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces, formed part...
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Finance minister pledges full budget support for PIAC amid funding uncertainty
By Kizito CUDJOE-BftFinance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has pledged to release 100 percent of budgeted funds to the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), following months of financial uncertainty which have constrained the committee’s ability to independently oversee management of Ghana’s petroleum revenues.The assurance was given at a meeting with PIAC several months after...