In a renewed push to revamp Ghana’s premier oil refinery, the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Hon. John Abdulai Jinapor, has inaugurated a reconstituted Board of Directors for the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), acting on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama. The inauguration signals a strategic move by the government to breathe new life...
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Uganda Adopts Innovative Energy Financing to Expand Electricity Access Amid Debt Pressures.
Uganda is turning to innovative and flexible financing models to scale up electricity access, in response to rising public debt and changing consumer demand. The country is leveraging public-private partnerships (PPPs), blended finance, and regional collaboration to achieve universal energy access by 2040, reduce reliance on state borrowing, and stimulate inclusive economic growth. Facing a...
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Fuel Stations in Volta, Greater Accra Largely Compliant — COMAC Mystery Audit Reveals
Most fuel retail outlets and refilling plants across the Volta Region and parts of the Greater Accra Region are meeting required safety and operational standards, according to findings from a recent mystery shopping audit by the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC). The audit, COMAC’s third in 2025 forms part of its ongoing initiative to...
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Privatisation Not a Silver Bullet for Power Sector Debt – Dr. Nii Darko Asante Warns
Privatisation alone cannot resolve the deepening debt crisis in Ghana’s power sector, Energy Sector Specialist Dr. Nii Darko Asante has cautioned, urging a more structural and transparent approach to sector reform. Speaking during a High-Level Dialogue on “Addressing Ghana’s Energy Sector Challenges for Economic Transformation,” Dr. Asante emphasized that financial shortfalls in the power sector...
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Namibia could achieve energy self-sufficiency by 2035
Namibia has the potential to meet all its electricity needs from local sources by 2035, but only if energy development is properly planned and supported by policy reform, a parliamentary committee has heard.Jean Basson, from the Renewable Energy Industry Association of Namibia (REIAoN), told MPs that Namibia’s current electricity demand of 600 to 700 megawatts...
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Energy Sector Accounts for 86% of GHS 18.4bn Public Financial Irregularities – Auditor-General’s Report
The energy sector has come under intense scrutiny following the release of the 2024 Auditor-General’s Report, which reveals that state institutions within the Ministry of Energy were responsible for GH¢15.8 billion out of the total GH¢18.4 billion in financial irregularities recorded across the public sector representing 86% of the total. The report highlights a sharp...
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New Study Warns the World is Running out of Time to Avoid the Worst Impacts of Climate Change
Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods. We are living in a world that is warming at the fastest rate since records began. Yet, governments have been slow to act. The annual global climate change conference of the parties (COP30) is...
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Dangote Refinery Set to Overtake World’s Sixth Largest Refinery After Expansion to 700,000 Bpd
Dangote Refinery Set to Overtake World’s Sixth Largest Refinery After Expansion to 700,000 Bpd The $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos, Africa’s largest single-train oil refinery, is undergoing a strategic upgrade to expand its production capacity from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 700,000 bpd by the end of 2025. This development marks a...
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*Energy Ministry Engages IPPs in $1.7 Billion Debt Renegotiation *
The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has begun negotiations with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to restructure $1.7 billion in outstanding payments, as part of efforts to ease Ghana’s energy sector debt burden, currently pegged at \$3.1 billion. Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor disclosed the ongoing engagements during a High-Level Dialogue themed “Addressing Ghana’s Energy...
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Dr. Ishmael Ackah: Generation Inefficiencies Deepen Ghana’s Energy Sector Debt Crisis
Dr. Ishmael Ackah, Advisor to the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, has sounded the alarm over persistent inefficiencies in Ghana’s power generation segment, describing it as the leading cause of the country’s growing energy sector debt. Speaking during a high-level stakeholder dialogue on “Addressing Ghana’s Energy Sector Challenges for Economic Transformation,” Dr. Ackah stressed...