Tag: Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh
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Energy Minister scheduled to speak on Ghana’s near-term opportunities at NAEPEC 2023
The Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh participating for the first time in the North Africa & Europe Energy & Hydrogen Exhibition & Conference (NAEPEC). The Conference is organised at the Fira Barcelona, Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain from the 13-17 March, 2023. Dr. Prempeh will be speaking on Monday, March 13, as a keynote speaker…
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Energy sector workers risk losing their jobs if power loses are not curbed – Energy Minister
Energy Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh says the jobs of staff of the Electricity Company Ghana Limited and other power distribution companies will be at risk if the energy sector continues to record the level of losses the industry is currently recording. The Electricity Company of Ghana is on record to be losing as much as…
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NAPO justifies GRIDCo’s maintenance works
The Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh has justified the need for the planned system upgrade and maintenance works by the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo). According to him, the exercise is a necessary evil to prevent widespread outages. Power outages have heightened in the country since February 2021. Over the weekend there were blackouts in different…
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There’ll be systematic power outages in May – Energy Minister
Ghanaians would have to brace up themselves for more power outages in May 2021. According to the Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, there will be an erratic power supply in May due to the ongoing upgrade of the Kasoa and Pokuase substations. Speaking at a forum in Accra on Thursday, April 8, 2021,…
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Support for indigenous companies needed to create more jobs – Opoku Prempeh
Energy Minister-designate, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says achieving the Ghana Beyond Aid vision, can only be possible if government and other stakeholders ramp up their support for local companies, to ensure they do not just thrive in Ghana, but flourish in other parts of the world. The comments were made following a tour of indigenous…