The growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Ghana is putting additional pressure on the country’s electricity supply, Energy and Green Transition Minister, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has cautioned. According to Dr Jinapor, Ghana currently has the highest number of electric vehicles in Africa, a development that, while offering significant economic and environmental benefits, is...
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GRIDCo identifies Akosombo–Volta line fault as cause of widespread power outage
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has attributed the widespread power outage recorded across parts of the country on Thursday, August 20, 2026, to a major fault on the Akosombo–Volta transmission line.According to GRIDCo, the fault occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. and triggered the automatic shutdown of the Akosombo generating units and some thermal generating...
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ACEP Says Ghana’s Electricity Crisis Is a Failure of System Planning
Ghana’s mounting electricity-sector liabilities are increasingly being driven by a mismatch between generation contracts and the country’s ability to absorb, deliver and recover revenue from the power it purchases, according to the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP). The warning follows the U.S. bribery conviction linked to the AKSA Enerji power project, which ACEP says...
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PURC commends ECG for prompt response and dedicated serviceThe Public Utilities
Regulatory Commission (PURC), Ashanti Regional Office, has commended the Electricity Company of Ghana’s Ashanti Sub-Transmission Region for its prompt response and restoration of power. This follows a major electrical fault that affected several communities in Kumasi and surrounding areas.Ashanti Regional Manager of PURC, Edward Boduah Kingston, in a letter addressed to Ing. Kofi Apau Ohenese,...
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Ghana’s power sector crisis deepens as IMF reveals $1.4bn loss in 2025
Ghana’s energy sector recorded financial losses of about US$1.4 billion in 2025, equivalent to 1.5 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, as persistent tariff shortfalls, power losses and weak revenue collection continued to strain public finances, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. In its latest Selected Issues Paper, the Fund said the sector’s...
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Reports of daily fuel price changes are inaccurate – CBOD
Dr. Patrick Kwaku Ofori, Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), has dismissed reports suggesting that Ghana is set to introduce daily fuel price adjustments, insisting that the country’s current bi-weekly pricing system remains in force.His comments come amid growing public speculation that heightened volatility in global petroleum markets could prompt...
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Government Reaffirms Commitment to Financially Strong, Customer-Focused ECG
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) into a financially sustainable, efficient and customer-focused electricity distribution company. Deputy Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, made the commitment on behalf of the sector Minister, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, when he addressed the 28th Annual General Meeting of...
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Energy Commission, Ghana Thermal Power Limited: Advance Talks on 1,200 MW Power Plant in Central Region
The Energy Commission of Ghana has held discussions with Ghana Thermal Power Limited (GTPL) on the company’s proposed 1,200 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant at Kafodzidzi-Abrobiano in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem Municipality, in the Central Region.The talks form part of the Commission’s regulatory review of GTPL’s Siting Permit application, submitted under...
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Ghana Hosts 60th APUA Meetings to Push Continental Power Integration
Ghana has become the centre of Africa’s electricity integration agenda this week as power utility leaders, regulators and energy experts from across the continent converge in Accra for the 60th Annual General Meetings of the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA), a gathering that could shape the next phase of regional electricity market development...
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Ghana’s Nuclear Ambitions Gather Pace as Africa Eyes SMRs
Africa’s next chapter in electricity generation may not be written by sprawling conventional nuclear plants but by a new generation of compact reactors designed for countries with smaller power grids, a development that could significantly reshape Ghana’s long-term energy strategy as the country pushes to diversify its electricity mix and strengthen energy security.Across the continent,...