The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) has recorded a significant improvement in its revenue collection performance in Tamale, reducing distribution losses from a high of 57% in January 2025 to 47% as of September 2025. This 10-percentage-point improvement is attributed to an enhanced revenue mobilisation drive embarked upon by the current NEDCo management.The Managing Director...
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ECG Cancels Over 200 Contracts in Procurement Clean-Up
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has terminated 202 contracts deemed questionable, part of a wider effort to overhaul its procurement processes and ease financial pressures on the utility. Acting managing director Julius Kpekpena told Parliament’s Energy Committee that the decision, backed by the board and the Ministry of Energy, followed a review of 347...
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Iran, Russia ink $25 billion deal to construct nuclear power plants
Iran’s foreign minister says agreement to cooperate with IAEA inspectors will be void if snapback sanctions from 2015 nuclear deal are reimposed, as expected, on Saturday night. Iran and Russia signed a $25 billion deal to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reported Friday, just hours ahead of the likely...
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ASEC PRAISES PURC FOR NOT ACCEDING TO ECG KILLER TARIFF PROPOSAL
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has commended the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for fairly regulating electricity prices, placing customers first by approving only 1.14 percent increase instead of the outrageous 225 percent proposed by the power distribution company ECG. In a statement signed by the Director of Research and Innovation Dr, Elvis Twumasi,...
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PURC raises electricity tariffs by 1.14% from Oct. 1
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a 1.14 per cent upward adjustment in electricity tariffs for all consumer categories, effective October 1, 2025.Water tariffs will however remain unchanged over the same period. In a statement signed by Acting Executive Secretary Shafic Suleman, the Commission said the decision follows its Quarterly Tariff Review Mechanism,...
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ASEC SAYS ECG CAN’T DEMAND INCREASED TARRIFS WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY ON MISSING CONTAINERS AND GHC 1 DEBT LEVY
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre ASEC has rejected the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG’s) request to increase electricity tariffs by 225%. ASEC says before any such review is considered, the ECG must first account for its missing containers, give progress report on recovering debts of government institutions and account for the status of the GHC1...
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Nigeria Scores Well on Electricity Reform Rankings, but Power Supply Isn’t Affordable and Reliable – Here’s Why
Nigeria’s electricity sector remains fragile. About 85 million Nigerians (43% of the population) lack access to grid electricity. This is one of the biggest energy access gaps in the worldGeneration capacity is roughly 12,000MW–13,500MW, but far less power is actually delivered. In 2023, Nigeria generated 4,500MW for a population of over 200 million. For comparison,...
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Ranked: Nuclear Power Generation by Country
Key TakeawaysThe U.S. accounts for nearly 30% of global nuclear power generation.China is the second-largest producer, followed by France.Globally, nuclear power accounts for 10% of total electricity generation.Nuclear power remains one of the world’s largest sources of low-carbon electricity, providing reliable baseload energy for millions of people. In 2024, global nuclear power plants generated 2,818...
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Government Engages Power Sector Stakeholders to Secure Stable Electricity Supply
The government has held a high-level meeting with key players in the power sector to review the current electricity situation and chart strategies for future stability. The meeting, convened this morning, at the instance of the minister of energy and green transition John Jinapor, was aimed at safeguarding consistent and reliable power supply for consumers...
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SolTedd Energy Installs Solar Power System for Osu Salem Road Presbyterian School’s Digital Library
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...