Total Energies is set to raise $1.8 billion from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), part of BlackRock, through an agreement that allows the French energy company to unlock capital from some of its oil and gas infrastructure interests across Africa. The transaction, announced on Friday, September 18, will provide TotalEnergies with the upfront capital in exchange...
Author: Energy Crossroad (Energy Crossroad)
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Ghana Seeks Bigger Role in West Africa’s Power Market
Ghana is looking to deepen its position in West Africa’s electricity market by turning cross-border power trade into a more deliberate part of its energy-security strategy. A proposed arrangement with Nigeria, under which Nigerian gas could support electricity generation in Ghana while Ghana supplies power back to Nigeria, offers a glimpse of that ambition. But...
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GNPC Deepens Dagbon Engagement as Voltaian Basin Project Moves Towards First Exploratory Well
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has deepened engagement with traditional authorities in Dagbon as its Voltaian Basin exploration project moves to drill its first exploratory well. GNPC and its upstream exploration subsidiary, GNPC Explorco, briefed the Regent Overlord of Dagbon, Kampakuya-Naa Yakubu Abukari II, at the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi on progress made in...
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Diesel could hit GH¢28 without government support – NPA CEO
The price of diesel at fuel stations could have risen to about GH¢28 per litre if government had not stepped in to absorb part of the sharp increase in international petroleum prices, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has said. He explained that the cost of diesel on...
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GNPC identifies over 1bn barrels of oil, 2.5trn cubic feet of gas in Tano Basin
The Corporation says the resources could help boost Ghana’s declining petroleum production if existing infrastructure is leveraged to develop them commercially. Senior Geomatic Engineer at GNPC, Emmanuel Boadum Donkor, said spatial data analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was helping the Corporation identify ways to connect stranded resources to existing petroleum infrastructure and reduce development...
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Ghana Reaffirms Partnership with IAEA at Vienna Conference
Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the country participates in the 70th IAEA General Conference in Vienna. Ghana’s Minister for the Environment, Dr. Zantor Agyeman-Rawlings, led the Ghanaian delegation to the conference, where discussions focused on the country’s partnership with the IAEA and the peaceful...
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UK Inflation To Hit 3.1% After Spike In Petrol Prices
Surging fuel prices helped drive UK inflation higher again last month, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation increased to 3.1% in August, compared with 2.9% in July. The uptick was in line with predictions from economists and points to an upward trajectory for inflation since...
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Ghana, France Deepen Energy Cooperation Talks
Ghana and France are looking to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector as the two countries explore opportunities to deepen their longstanding bilateral relationship and support Ghana’s broader energy and economic transformation agenda. The discussions took place in Accra when Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, received France’s Ambassador to...
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Dr Ackah Highlights Five Years Of Ghana Energy Reforms
Ishmael Ackah has highlighted a series of energy-sector reforms and regulatory interventions undertaken during his five years of public service, pointing to changes in electricity tariffs, power-purchase agreements, sector financing, cybersecurity and battery energy storage as key areas in which Ghana’s energy architecture has evolved. In a reflection on his last month at the Ministry...
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COMAC Projects Up to 9.63% Increase in Fuel Prices From September 16
The Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) is projecting increases in ex-pump prices for petrol, diesel and LPG from September 16, 2026. According to COMAC, petrol prices are projected to rise by between 7.75% and 9.63%, while diesel prices could increase by 4.26% to 6.97%. LPG prices are also expected to rise by between 0.85%...