SPIRO prepares to enter the country with locally assembled electric motorcycles, battery-swapping infrastructure and a wider support network designed around commercial riders. The planned entry is more than the arrival of another motorcycle brand. It places energy consumption, transport costs and local industrial development at the centre of Ghana’s emerging electric-mobility market, at a time...
Month: October 2026
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Nuclear Power’s African Push Puts Ghana’s Ambition Under Pressure.
Africa’s nuclear energy ambitions are entering a more consequential phase as a growing number of countries move from political declarations towards the institutional, technical and financial work required to build their first reactors. A new assessment of the global nuclear industry identifies Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda as African countries pursuing nuclear power programmes, while...
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Energy Commission, VRA Plan Joint Media Capacity Building
The Energy Commission and the Volta River Authority (VRA) are considering a joint approach to strengthening the capacity of professionals responsible for communicating developments across Ghana’s energy sector. The discussions emerged from a courtesy engagement between the Commission’s Public Affairs Unit and the Corporate Communications and Branding Section of VRA’s Corporate Affairs and External Relations...
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Korea Eximbank Delegation Visits GRIDCo to Assess Impact of Transmission Project
A delegation from the Korea Export-Import Bank (Korea Eximbank) has completed a two-day post-evaluation project visit to the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) to assess the impact of a Korea-funded power transmission project on Ghana’s electricity network. The delegation, led by Mrs. Je Hea Song, held discussions with a cross-section of GRIDCo’s engineering staff. The...
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FG Advances Energy Zones Plan to Deliver 24-Hour Electricity in Nigeria’s Key Economic Corridors
LAGOS, Nigeria — Energy CrossroadThe Federal Government is intensifying efforts to improve electricity reliability across Nigeria through a proposed Energy Zones initiative designed to deliver stable, round-the-clock power to homes, businesses and industries in the country’s highest-demand economic corridors. Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe held a strategic closed-door meeting with the leadership of selected electricity...
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FG Advances Energy Zones Plan to Deliver 24-Hour Electricity in Nigeria’s Key Economic Corridors
FG Advances Energy Zones Plan to Deliver 24-Hour Electricity in Nigeria’s Key Economic Corridors LAGOS, Nigeria — Energy CrossroadThe Federal Government is intensifying efforts to improve electricity reliability across Nigeria through a proposed Energy Zones initiative designed to deliver stable, round-the-clock power to homes, businesses and industries in the country’s highest-demand economic corridors. Minister of...
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Nigeria Builds New National Grid Control Centre as Government Targets Greater Grid Stability, Renewable Integration
OSOGBO, Nigeria — The Federal Government has commenced construction of a new ultra-modern National Control Centre (NCC) for the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) in Osogbo, Osun State, as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s electricity grid and improve the management of a rapidly evolving power system. Vice President Kashim Shettima said the new facility...
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Tullow Oil posts $101m half-year loss despite production gains
Tullow Oil has recorded a loss after tax of US$101 million for the first half of 2026, slightly higher than the US$61 million loss recorded over the same period in 2025. The results were contained in the oil producer’s half-year financial report released to investors. Tullow said the loss was primarily driven by refinancing costs...
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GNPC Hosts Eswatini Petroleum Delegation to Share Ghana’s Oil and Gas Experience
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is hosting a three-member delegation from the Eswatini National Petroleum Company (ENPC) on a study visit aimed at learning from Ghana’s petroleum-sector experience and exploring opportunities for collaboration between the two national oil companies. The delegation, led by ENPC Board Member Dumezweni Dlamini, held discussions with GNPC Management, headed...
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NJ Ayuk on AEW’s Six-Year Journey Powering Africa’s Energy Revolution
NJ Ayuk believes Africa is entering a new energy era in which investment, execution and stronger commercial partnerships must match the continent’s enormous resource potential. As African Energy Week enters its sixth edition, African Energy Chamber Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk reflects on the journey, the partnerships, the investment opportunities and the determination to turn Africa’s...