Torrential rains and severe flooding across the Greater Accra Region have forced an emergency, temporary shutdown of the Mallam and Achimota primary substations. In a joint statement released today, the Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) explained that the drastic measure was taken to protect both infrastructure and human...
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Karpowership Ghana wins 2 prestigious awards at 2026 Health, Environment, Safety and Security (HESS) Awards
Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has once again demonstrated its commitment to environmental sustainability and operational excellence by winning two prestigious honours at the 2026 Health, Environment, Safety and Security (HESS) Awards. The company received the Best Environmental Protection Campaign Award and the Best Company in Environmental Management Practices Award, recognising its outstanding environmental stewardship, commitment...
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Forget energy transition, produce oil like nothing before
Forget energy transition, produce oil like nothing before The world does not have an energy problem. It has an energy supply problem. As demand rises, populations grow, and billions of people continue to live without reliable access to electricity and clean cooking technologies, the case for producing more energy has never been stronger. From Africa...
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Africa Shifts Focus to Power Infrastructure to Tackle Energy Poverty
frica’s energy debate is increasingly moving beyond how to generate electricity to how to deliver it reliably, as governments, investors and industry leaders place greater emphasis on power infrastructure needed to support industrialisation and close the continent’s electricity access gap. That shift is expected to take centre stage at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 through...
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Fuel Levy cash cleared IPP debts and restored Ghana’s credit standing – PURCboss
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Shaffic Suleman, says revenue from the GH¢1 levy on petroleum products has been critical in clearing long-standing energy sector debts and stabilising Ghana’s power supply. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express Business Edition, he said the funds—amounting to what he described as about...
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Ghana Now Producing 28,000Bpd Under New Turnaround
Hon. John Abdulai Jinapor, the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, has announced a massive resurgence in Ghana’s domestic petroleum refining sector, revealing that the nation has successfully achieved a production capacity of 28,000 barrels per day (bpd). This remarkable turnaround follows years of total stagnation at the state-owned Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), an asset...
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Karpowership leads community tree planting exercise in Essikado
Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has reinforced its commitment to environmental sustainability and community development with a tree planting exercise in Essikado in the Western Region. The initiative, which forms part of the company’s environmental sustainability efforts, saw the planting of 1,000 trees, including mahogany and mansonia species, as Karpowership Ghana continues to support Ghana’s afforestation...
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Government Should Suspend Tariff Hike For Now — Poku
Energy Expert, Kwadwo Poku has questioned the methodology used by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission in approving the latest electricity tariff adjustment. Mr. Poku argued that inconsistencies in the pricing framework have raised doubts over the basis for the increase. The NPP Communications Team Member explained that PURC has alternated between forward projected rates and...
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Minority Slams Latest Tariff Hike as Power Costs Climb
he Minority in Parliament has criticised the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) latest electricity tariff increase, arguing that repeated adjustments are placing a growing burden on consumers despite earlier promises to ease living costs and reform the energy sector. PURC announced a 3.49 percent increase in electricity tariffs and a 0.85 percent rise in water...
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The Minority in Parliament has criticised the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) latest electricity tariff increase, arguing that repeated adjustments are placing a growing burden on consumers despite earlier promises to ease living costs and reform the energy sector.PURC announced a 3.49 percent increase in electricity tariffs and a 0.85 percent rise in water tariffs...