Category: General
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Ministry of Energy pushes target for universal electricity access from 2020 to 2025
The Ministry of Energy has reviewed its target of ensuring universal electricity coverage from 2020 to 2025. This, the Ministry says, has become necessary even as it implements new measures to enhance energy efficiency in the country, as well as address the remaining challenges in ensuring energy supply to some rural parts of the country.…
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#CitiBizFestival: Warm Their Feet, Kor.Le.Kuor Accessories promise exciting discounts at This is Ghana Exhibition on Saturday
On Saturday, June 29, 2019, the Citi Business Festival’s This is Ghana Exhibition and Fair will provide more than a platform for young entrepreneurs to show their craft. On exhibition will be passion and desire to make Ghana a better place; to make the Ghanaian dream a reality for a number of young business owners.…
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Sissala East hits 50 percent of its annual revenue target in first quarter
The Sissala East Municipal Chief Executive, Karim Nanyua, has described as encouraging the ability of the Assembly to mobilize 50 percent of its yearly targeted revenue by April ending 2019. He said efforts by the Assembly was encouraging but appealed to all to pull resources and efforts together to ensure the yearly revenue mark…
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“Solar is cheaper in the long run”
Mr. Firmin Nkamleu Ngassam, the Managing Director of solar energy designing, developing and installation company, Yingli Namene West Africa, has advised businesses in the country not to allow the upfront cost of solar plant installations to deter them from adding the resource to their energy mix. He said although many solar installing companies required…
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Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers inaugurated
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDIB–Ghana) was on Tuesday inaugurated to assist the government in the area of policy formulation and regulation of the energy sector. The Chamber among others would help to create a platform for advocacy towards influencing legislation in the area of energy, serve as an…
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Auditor General to halt salaries of MMDAs that fail to respond to queries
Municipal, Metropolitan and District Chief Executives that fail to respond to letters from the Auditor General’s Department on irregularities of salaries will no longer receive their pay, this is the warning from the Auditor General, Daniel Domelevo. Mr. Domelovo, who also challenged Ghanaians to join the fight against payroll fraud, said refusal by MMDCEs to…
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Private companies to start selling electricity in Ghana by 2023
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has stated that the retail of power to domestic homes will be opened up to private distribution companies in 2023. By this, the Power Distribution Services (PDS) will not be the only company supplying electricity to domestic consumers. The move is aimed at creating competition to help make the…
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#CitiBizFestival: Business executives meet for Management Boot Camp
The second training programme as part of the Citi Business Festival, the Management Boot Camp, has started. The programme is scheduled to take place from 16th to 22nd June at the Volta Hotel in Akosombo. The Boot Camp is an executive week long advanced management training programme, designed for Senior Management in various industries, including the private…
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COPEC wants cheating filling stations shut down
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) is proposing a shut down of fuel stations that were recently found to be shortchanging consumers. Checks by the Chamber confirmed findings of the Ghana Standards Authority which revealed that ten fuel stations all in Accra under deliver fuel to consumers. Two of the fuel stations the team…
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SSNIT cautions workers against misleading pension schemes
Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang, Director-General, Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) on Tuesday called on workers to be wary of misleading pension schemes that will worsen their plight at pension. He said SSNIT had already built a robust scheme that considered the welfare of contributors and urged them to make use of that advantage. Dr.…