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Parliament Blamed For ‘poor’ Ameri Deal

Parliament has been blamed for approving the $510 million contentious Amei power contract signed under the previous...

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Ghana Seeks New Dawn For Struggling Power Sector

Ghana's new government is looking to fix a crippling power crisis with a complete overhaul of its deficit-ridden energy...

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Electricity Tariffs Too High, Uncompetitive In the Sub-Region

Ghana’s electricity tariffs are too high and uncompetitive for domestic and commercial consumers in the West African...

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Judgment Debt Looms Over Likely Termination – ACEP

Ghana could be hit with a judgment debt if the government abrogates the AMERI deal signed by the erstwhile John Mahama...

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Parliament To Vet Akufo-Addo’s Last Batch of 54 Ministers In 6 Days

The appointments committee of parliament is expected to sit continuously for 6 days in order to vet all 54 ministerial...

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Government Proposals To Fix Energy Sector Weak – ACEP

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has unveiled gaps within the recently read budget by the Finance Minister on...

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We’ll Probe ‘padded’ AMERI Deal

The Akufo-Addo government will probe the $510million cost involved in the purchase of the Ameri power plants by the...

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Remove VAT On Electricity – ACEP To Govt

The government must remove the Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity as a way of relieving industries of the huge tax...

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ACEP Demands Load Shedding Plan

Power outages that have rocked parts of the country have been projected to cease by the end of the first quarter of...

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Admit Dumsor, Publish Timetable – ACEP Tells Government

Energy think tank, Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) wants the government to admit that there is a significant...

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Dumsor Is Back; Publish Load-Shedding Timetable Now

Policy Director at the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Dr. Ishmael Ackah, has charged the Electricity Company...

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Reviewing Power Deals Will Save $2.5bn Annually

Reviewing existing and pending Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) could save Ghana from shouldering a liability of...

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Don’t List ‘strategic’ GRIDCo On GSE

State power transmitter Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) must not be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) as...

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We Won’t Use Heritage Fund For Free SHS – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has stated that the Akufo-Addo led government will not use the Heritage Fund to...

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Gov’t Should Stay Away From Heritage Fund – ACEP

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has noted the desire of Government to use oil revenues to finance campaign...

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Free SHS: Don’t Touch Heritage Fund

Energy think tank Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said the Akufo-Addo government must stay off using the...

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1.6m Students To Benefit From Free SHS Policy, Gov’t To Spend GHc3.6bn Yearly

About 1.6 million eligible students between the ages of 15-17 years across the country, are expected to benefit from...

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1.6m Students To Benefit From Free SHS Policy; Gov’t To Spend GHc3.6bn Yearly

About 1.6 million eligible students between the ages of 15-17 years across the country, are expected to benefit from...

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1.6m Students To Benefit From Free SHS; Government To Spend GHC3.6bn Yearly

About 1.6 million eligible students between the ages of 15-17 years across the country, are expected to benefit from...