We’ve Stabilized Economy – Terkper
Ghana’s Finance Minister has defended the government’s management of the economy, saying there have been significant improvements. Seth Tekper cited major economic policy decisions including...
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GNGC Allays Fears Cut In Gas Supply Could Affect Power Supply
The Ghana National Gas Company says power supply to the national grid will not be affected as a result of cut in gas supply to the facility. Tullow Oil cut supply of gas by almost 50 per cent due to...
Gas Cut Could Affect Power Generation, LPG Supply
Tullow Oil has reduced the volume of gas it supply to Atuabo processing plant for the next 21 days, beginning November 1. The action has been influenced critical works on the turret, located on the...
Petroleum Ministry Rubbishes NPP’s Claims Ghana’s Gas ‘given’ To China
The New Patriotic Party alleged that President Mahama has committed Ghana to supplying all the Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) to be processed by the Ghana Gas processing plant at Atuabo from 2018,...
Govt’s Deal To Transport Gas To China Unrealistic – ACEP
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) says government’s deal with the Chinese government to export gas to China is not feasible. Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has confirmed the New Patriotic...
We’ll Mortgage Ghana’s Gas To China – Terkper
The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, has confirmed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) claims that government intends to offer gas from one of the country’s gas fields to China for a loan from...
Ameri Shutdown Could ‘resurrect’ Dumsor
Credible information available to The Finder suggests that an emergency technical challenge has led to a shutdown of the Ameri Plant, leading to a shortage in available power nationwide and a...
Ghana’s Petroleum Law Attracts Investors
The Minister of Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah says the passage of the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act 2016 and the development of a number of subsidiary legislation to give better...
Foreign Minister Briefs Ghanaians With UN On the Home Front
Source: Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Hanna Serwaa Tetteh has briefed Ghanaians working with the United Nations headquarters in...
Ghana Gas Justifies Dismissal of 13 Workers, Withholding Salary of 42 Others
The Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) says it did not err in dismissing 13 workers and withholding the August salary of 42 others after they violated company rules and engaged in an illegal strike....
13 Ghana Gas Workers Sacked; 32 Others Suspended
About 45 workers of the Ghana National Gas Company at Atuabo in the Western Region have been sacked for purportedly protesting against poor conditions of service. According to management of the...
Ghana Gas Deals Tough With Striking Workers
Four workers of the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) have been sacked for going on strike illegally. The management of the company has told 42 others that they would forfeit their salaries for...
Petroleum Workers Petition Ghana Gas Board Over Dismissals
The General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers’ Union, (GTPCWU), is petitioning the Ghana National Gas Company Limited over the dismissal and suspension of some workers at the Atuabo Gas...
Atuabo Gas Plant Gets Backup Compressor
The Ghana Gas Company has built a second standard overhead compressor unit at a cost of nine million dollars to serve as a back up any time the Atuabo processing plant is shut down for mandatory...
Ghana Gas Resumes Gas Supply To Aboadze Thermal Plant
The Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) has resumed gas supply to the Aboadze Thermal Plant in Takoradi after the Atuabo gas processing plant was shut down for routine maintenance. So far, Ghana...
I Won’t Blame Anyone For ‘dumsor’; I’ll Fix It – Mahama
President John Mahama has assured Ghanaians that he will not point accusing fingers at any group or individual concerning the challenges in the power sector but will ensure that it is resolved. He...
Atuabo Resumes Operation After ‘last’ Shutdown
Power consumers are to enjoy more stable power supply as Atuabo gas plant resumes operation. The plant was shut down last week for a ten- day mandatory maintenance works. There were concerns the...
Ghana’ll Be Energy Sufficient 2017 – Mahama
Ghana will become energy sufficient by the end of 2017, President John Mahama has said. According to him, with the commencement of work on the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) fields in addition to...
Ghana Gas To Build $500m Gas Pipeline To Tema
Government has approved the construction of a 24-inch-diameter 290-kilometre Onshore Pipeline estimated to cost about $500 million from Aboadze in the Western Region to Tema in the Greater Accra...
Atuabo Shutdown May Cause Dumsor – Jinapor
Deputy Power Minister, John Jinapor, says shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing plant on Wednesday for mandatory maintenance may result in power cuts across the country. The Minister’s comment...