The Sunyani Area Manager of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), Mr Eugene Odoi Addo, has expressed concern about the influx and use of fake electricity meters. He said the situation remained worrying, saying that it was detrimental to NEDCo’s operations, causing significant losses to the nation. Mr Addo raised the concern at a programme...
Author: Energy Crossroad (Energy Crossroad)
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GOIL Reaffirms Support for National Security in Courtesy Call on IGP
The Group CEO & MD of GOIL PLC, Mr. Edward Abambire Bawa, has paid a courtesy call on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to strengthen the long-standing partnership between GOIL and the Ghana Police Service.The engagement focused on sustaining reliable fuel supply to support police operations nationwide, addressing implementation challenges, and exploring...
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Star Oil Tops Industry in Fuel Attendant Pay as CEMSE Questions Price Floor Policy
The Centre for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy (CEMSE) has disclosed that Star Oil pays its fuel attendants a monthly salary of GHS 2,000, significantly higher than the GHS 800 reportedly paid by some of its major competitors “Scrapping the price floor would compel companies to become more efficient and adopt innovative measures to eliminate...
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Government Pushes Cleaner Energy with TOR Revival, LPG Expansion and Solar Projects
Ghana’s push toward a cleaner and more sustainable energy future is gaining momentum, with renewed operations at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), expanded LPG infrastructure, and ambitious solar-powered initiatives, the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, has announced. Addressing Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang during a working visit to the...
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Energy Minister confirms $3.5bn gas deals, calls reforms transformative
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, has described recent developments in Ghana’s energy sector as transformational, following the signing of major gas supply agreements aimed at boosting production, lowering prices and stabilising energy supply. Speaking during a working visit by Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to the Ministry, Dr....
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Nigeria records second grid collapse in four days
Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed Tuesday morning, plunging Africa’s most populous nation into darkness for the first time in 2026 and reviving questions about the country’s chronically unstable power infrastructure. This development marks the second time Nigeria would be plunged into darkness in the new year, after recording its first grid collapse on January 23.The national...
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Energy Minister Commissions Ghana’s First CNG Facility to Drive Clean Energy Transition
Policy & Impact Focus The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Mr. John Jinapor, has joined Tetracore Gas Ghana Limited to commission Ghana’s first-ever Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) facility, marking a major milestone in the country’s energy transition.The commissioning of the facility represents a decisive step towards providing cleaner, more affordable, and reliable energy, while...
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Price Floor inflates OMCs margins against Consumer interest
The National Petroleum Authority’s (NPA) introduction of a floor price in Ghana’s petroleum market was intended to stabilize prices, prevent predatory pricing, and ensure the sustainability of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). However, a close analysis of the pricing structure reveals excessively high OMC margins often hidden in plain sight placing an unfair and disproportionate burden...
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Ghana Urged to Fast-Track Clean Transport Transition
Ghana has been urged to accelerate the decarbonisation of its transport sector to unlock clean energy benefits, reduce emissions, and strengthen the country’s growing automotive industry. The call was made in Accra by the UK–Ghana Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) Programme to mark the International Day of Clean Energy, with the programme noting that Ghana...
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Guyana produced 261.1 million barrels of crude in 2025 – Dr. Ashni SinghShikema Dey
An estimated 261.1 million barrels of oil were produced in 2025, according to figures presented during Guyana’s 2026 National Budget. Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, disclosed the production data as he outlined the performance of the oil and gas sector during a reading of the...