Tag: Power
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CIPDiP commends Energy Minister for his candour and readiness to solve energy problems
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers , CIPBiB, wish to commend the Minister for Energy, Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for his candour. Speaking at the 4-day Energy Sector Work Programme retreat at Ada in the Greater Accra Region, the Minister was reported to have said that the country ought to generate…
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Our MD must be sacked; he has no vision – ECG staff demand
The Junior and Senior Staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) are demanding the immediate removal of their Managing Director, Mr. Kwame Agyeman-Budu from office over alleged mismanagement of the company. The staff said they took the decision at a joint National Executive Committee held last Friday at the ECG Training School in Tema.…
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Karpowership resumes operations after relocation to Western region
Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has announced that its 470MW Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan has resumed Power Production after successful commissioning works in Sekondi-Takoradi following relocation from Tema. According to a release issued by the company, the 470MW Powership would continue to operate on Heavy Fuel Oil to supply reliable and sustainable electricity to the national…
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Article: What next for government as dumsor clock ticks?
In 1984, Ghana was confronted with its first electricity crisis as a result of a severe drought of the lake, very much attributable to climate between 1982 and 1984. It was reported that the total inflow into the dam between 1982 and 1984 was less than 15% of the expected total, and that triggered power…
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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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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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Bui to resume full generation capacity in July
The Bui Power Authority says the dam will return to its full generation capacity by July, when the flow of water into its reservoir is expected to improve significantly. The 400 -megawatt hydro-power installation has currently shut down two of its three turbines and stopped generating active power. Instead, the dam is producing reactive power,…