Jinapor Commissions New PURC Head Office Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has commissioned the new Head Office Complex of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama. The new facility is expected to strengthen PURC’s capacity to effectively regulate public utilities, protect consumers and contribute...
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IES demands stronger safeguards amid temporary Akosombo power arrangement
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) is demanding stronger safeguards around the temporary power arrangement at the Akosombo Generating Station to prevent technical faults from triggering widespread power outages. Senior Research and Policy Analyst at IES, Derrick Xatse, said while a permanent solution to the challenges affecting the Akosombo transmission infrastructure is necessary, the interim...
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Africa’s Power Gap Strengthens Case For Nuclear Energy
Africa’s widening electricity needs are placing greater pressure on governments to expand generation capacity while improving the reliability of existing power systems, with nuclear energy emerging as one of the technologies being considered for the continent’s long-term energy mix. Professor Abdulai Baba Salifu, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC),...
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AEW 2026 To Explore Africa’s Shift From Local Content Participation To Industrialization
As Africa develops its estimated 125.3 billion barrels of crude oil and 620 trillion cubic feet of natural gas to strengthen energy security and expand local economies, local-content frameworks are entering a new phase. Governments are moving beyondrequirements for local employment and procurement toward building domestic industrial capacity and strengthening digital compliance while maintaining an...