Ghana’s energy sector recorded financial losses of about US$1.4 billion in 2025, equivalent to 1.5 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, as persistent tariff shortfalls, power losses and weak revenue collection continued to strain public finances, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. In its latest Selected Issues Paper, the Fund said the sector’s...
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Jinapor engages NPA over GHS2 diesel price reduction
Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has engaged the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and other key stakeholders on the implementation of government’s decision to reduce the price of diesel by GHS2 per litre. The intervention follows a directive by President John Dramani Mahama aimed at cushioning consumers from the impact of...
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EPA launches guidelines to curb fugitive methane emissions in Ghana’s petroleum sector
Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has launched new guidelines aimed at strengthening the monitoring, reporting and mitigation of fugitive methane emissions from oil and gas operations. The Guidelines for Inspection, Monitoring, and Reporting of Fugitive Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations in Ghana were developed in collaboration with the Clean Air Task Force, Climate...