Tag: Dumsor
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AGI renews call for long term solution to load shedding
Following the official commencement of work by the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is advocating that the medium to a long-term strategic plan to correct the country’s power challenges is implemented. “We must make sure that particularly we can look beyond that short-term solution to our energy challenges. This time…
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We’ll reduce energy sector levies – Boakye Agyarko
The Energy Minister Nominee for Energy, Boakye Agyarko has announced an ambitious plan by the NPP government to reduce the taxes on the energy sector even as it initiates plans to address challenges facing the country’s power sector. As a result, the government says it will revise the energy sector levies. Mr. Agyarko who believes…
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Hoteliers apprehensive about power challenges in 2017
The Ghana Hotels Association has expressed fear of a recurrence of unstable power supply within the first quarter of the year 2017. The challenge that confronted the country’s power sector between 2012 and 2016 affected most sectors of the economy. Like other sectors, some hotels were compelled to shut down over operational challenges. The hotel…
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Dumsor must stay in the past – President Akufo Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged the Minister nominee for the Energy Ministry, Boakye Agyarko, to work to avert dumsor permanently. According to the President, Mr. Ayarko’s major challenge upon approval by Parliament, would be to prevent a power crisis. “What he has to do is to assure the Ghanaian people that dumsor is going to…
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ICU warns of massive layoffs over gas insecurity in 2017
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) has cautioned of another bout of redundancy in the economy due to uncertainties of a stable power sector early this year. They argue that industry cannot support any increases in operational costs should the situation recur. “Obviously we are even going to see some redundancies again, obviously we…
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Gas shortfall won’t result in ‘dumsor’ – Power Ministry
The Ministry of Power is convinced that a possible cut in gas supply in the country won’t adversely affect the production of electricity. According to the Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, the country’s power producers can rely on crude oil to power the various power plants to adequately serve the energy needs of Ghanaians…
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2017 ‘imminent’ dumsor must not occur – Kwame Jantuah
Oil and Gas Analyst, Kwame Jantuah has impressed on both the governing NDC and incoming NPP government to work to avert any load shedding regime early next year. He argues that the impact of another round of load shedding will be disastrous for businesses. Kwame Jantuah’s comments follow concerns by some industry players of a…
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ECG blames cable faults for power cuts at AICC
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has clarified that the cut in power supply to the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) on Wednesday, is not an indication of load shedding by the company. ECG has rather attributed the development to a cable fault at the Independence Square which affected power transmission to distribution areas including…
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No return of dumsor – ECG assures Ghanaians
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has clarified that there is no return of dumsor despite the current power outages being experienced in some parts of the country. “Admittedly, we have taken note of series of outages in some areas within our distribution system, but we wish to state as a matter of fact that…