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Namibia Must Turn Oil Discoveries into Lasting National Wealth – President

Namibia Must Turn Oil Discoveries into Lasting National Wealth – President

Namibia must move swiftly from oil discoveries to responsible development and ensure that petroleum resources translate into jobs, business opportunities, skills and sustainable national wealth, President Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said. The President said the country’s emerging oil and gas industry must become a catalyst for economic transformation, industrialisation and enterprise development rather than operate...

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Ghana Pushes Five New Oil Deals By 2027

Ghana Pushes Five New Oil Deals By 2027

Ghana Pushes Five New Oil Deals By 2027hana is accelerating efforts to attract fresh upstream investment, with the Petroleum Commission targeting at least five new petroleum agreements by the end of 2027 as declining production from mature fields increases the urgency of exploration.The planned agreements form part of a broader attempt to replenish Ghana’s petroleum...

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Ghana’s Energy Transition Needs More Than Renewable Targets

Ghana’s Energy Transition Needs More Than Renewable Targets

hana has developed the foundations of a renewable-energy policy ecosystem, but implementation, financing and grid readiness remain the decisive tests for turning those ambitions into meaningful changes in the country’s energy mix. That is one of the clearest messages emerging from the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre’s assessment of Ghana alongside other African energy systems. ASEC...

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From Transparency to Impact: PIAC Seeks Stronger Accountability Over Ghana’s Oil Wealth PIAC @15

From Transparency to Impact: PIAC Seeks Stronger Accountability Over Ghana’s Oil Wealth PIAC @15

Ghana’s Public Interest and Accountability Committee is marking 15 years of petroleum revenue oversight with a renewed push to ensure transparency translates into measurable development outcomes, as the country confronts the longer-term question of what legacy its oil wealth will leave. The anniversary is being commemorated under the theme, “PIAC@15: Advancing Resource Governance through Transparency...

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GRIDCo identifies Akosombo–Volta line fault as cause of widespread power outage

GRIDCo identifies Akosombo–Volta line fault as cause of widespread power outage

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has attributed the widespread power outage recorded across parts of the country on Thursday, August 20, 2026, to a major fault on the Akosombo–Volta transmission line.According to GRIDCo, the fault occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. and triggered the automatic shutdown of the Akosombo generating units and some thermal generating...