SolTedd Energy, in partnership with Société Générale and TECHAiDE, has commissioned a fully solar-powered digital library at the Osu Salem Road Presbyterian School, a century-old institution that continues to shape education in Ghana. As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability agenda, SolTedd Energy designed and installed an off-grid solar system to provide...
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StarOil CEO Philip K. Tieku Recognized for Visionary Leadership
Philip K. Tieku, Chief Executive Officer of StarOil Ghana and proud alumnus of Accra Academy (Bleoo ’01), has been acknowledged as a model of disciplined and visionary leadership in Ghana’s energy sector. Since assuming leadership, Tieku has steered StarOil Ghana to remarkable heights, positioning the company as a market leader in the downstream oil industry....
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GCDA Petitions Transport Minister Over DVLA’s ‘Illegal Spot Fines’
The Ghana Committed Drivers Association (GCDA) has formally petitioned the Minister for Transport to intervene in what it calls the “unlawful imposition of spot fines” by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA). According to the Association, the DVLA’s Compliance and Enforcement Unit began enforcing roadside fines in June 2025 following the publication of a...
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APPO Delegation Tours Sentuo Oil Refinery Ahead of CEOs Forum
A high-level delegation from the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO), comprising CEOs and representatives of National Oil Companies (NOCs), visited the Sentuo Oil Refinery in Accra on Sunday as part of activities leading into the 7th APPO NOC CEOs Forum on Monday, 15th September 2025. The delegation, led by the Acting CEO of GNPC and...
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Kenyan School children Turn Scrap Into Wind-Powered Lamps, Lighting Up Rural Communities
Across rural Kenya, a wave of grassroots innovation is transforming how villages are lit at night. Schoolchildren are crafting wind-powered lamps from discarded items like tin cans, broken fans, bicycle parts, and old electronics ingenious creations that are changing lives one light at a time. The concept is simple yet powerful. Using a salvaged fan...
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World’s first sodium-ion portable power station unveiled, offers 1,500-watt power
Bluetti unveils the world’s first sodium-ion portable power station, built for extreme cold.Chinese energy storage and portable power system maker Bluetti has unveiled what it calls the “world’s first” sodium-ion portable power station. Called the Pioneer Na, the system will be available for purchase globally from around mid-October 2025. First unveiled at the Innovation for...
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ExxonMobil awards major Guyana vessels contract
Netherlands-based services provider Smit Lamnalco has been awarded a significant multi-year contract by US supermajor ExxonMobil to provide offshore terminal support services, including four newbuild vessels, for work in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. Smit Lamnalco, which is 100% owned by Dutch contractor Boskalis following a deal closed last year, said it will supply four...
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Dangote starts free fuel distribution Monday
The Dangote refinery will start the free fuel distribution scheme on Monday, the PUNCH reports. The Dangote Group spokesman, Anthony Chiejina, told our correspondent in a statement that the scheme would start with the South West, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Kwara, Delta, Rivers and Edo States. He added that the refinery has also dropped...
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Petroleum Hub Development Corporation Deepens Ties with Saudi Partner AHQ Group
The Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC) is strengthening its strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Abdel Hadi Abdullah AlQahtani & Sons Group of Companies (AHQ Group) following a high-level visit to Ghana by senior executives of the group. On Friday, September 12, 2025, top officials of the AHQ Group, accompanied by their local partners, the Special...
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Can $60 Billion Transform Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Industry?
Can $60 billion in new investments revive Nigeria’s struggling oil and gas sector? That’s the ambitious target set by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), which is seeking large-scale financing to boost crude production, expand gas development, and restore the country’s refining capacity. The plan is bold: raise crude oil output to 3 million...