Dumsor To Return
Ghanaians would have to brace themselves to endure long and extended power outages in the coming days as a result of President Akufo Addo’s recalcitrance. The President’s stubborn decision to...
Tag: Electric Utilities – NEC
Galamsey Disrupts GRIDCo’s Work; Company Unable To Do Maintenance
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) is unable to carry out maintenance works on its transmission lines within the Akwatia, Nsutem and Anyinam communities in the Eastern Region because of illegal mining...
Scottish Power Lands US Wind Farm Deal
Scottish Power has won the right to build two offshore wind farms in the US which it says could eventually power 400,000 homes. The two sites combined are more than double the size of the energy...
US Embassy ‘painting ECG Black’ To Hasten Privatization – PPP
The US Embassy‘s claim that the Electricity Company of Ghana is inefficient in the processing and collection of bills is merely to hasten the process for the concessionary sale of the ECG to an...
Did the US Embassy Err In Bill Banter With ECG?
It is emerging that the American Embassy may have goofed in the ongoing media banter with Ghana's electricity distributor over the state of indebtedness by the Embassy. Email conversation between an...
Independence of Our State Institutions
The constitution of the republic is a fusion of the Presidential system and the Parliamentary system Our leaders continue to quote that famous statement made by President Obama during his state visit...
Government Seeks $1bn Private Capital Injection…for Power Distribution Substation
To end the country’s erratic power distribution and billing system, government says it needs over US$1billion capital, which it seeks to realise from the private sector. The Minister of Energy and...
Ghana-Finland Forum Set For May 31
A trade and cultural tour of Finland for Ghanaian captains of industry, service providers, and tourism practitioners will take place in Finland from next month. The Ghana-Finland tour, which is being...
Massive Cyber-Attack Hits 99 Countries
There are reports of infections in 99 countries, including Russia and China. A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA) has struck...
Massive Ransomware Infection Hits Computers In 99 Countries
The ransomware has been identified as WannaCry A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA) has struck organisations around the world....
GPs and Hospitals Hit By Ransomware
Diverted patients and paper notes: A doctor describes the impact on his hospital A major incident has been declared after NHS services across England and Scotland were hit by a large-scale...
Ransomware Infections Reported Worldwide
A massive ransomware campaign appears to have infected a number of organisations around the world. Computers in thousands of locations have apparently been locked by a program that demands $300...
Zuma Ally Returns To Head S.Africa Power Utility
The former chief executive of South Africa's state-owned power utility is to return to the post, officials said Friday, less than five months after he resigned over a corruption scandal that rocked...
ECG Concessionaire Must Invest At Least $500m
The Ghanaian company that will take over the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact programme must invest at least $500 million...
General Electronic To Supply Bridge Power Project Equipment
General Electric (GE) is billed to supply power generation equipment for Ghana’s 400 megawatt (MW) Bridge Power project located at Tema. Upon completion, the 400 MW greenfield project will be...
China’s Xi Congratulates French President-Elect Macron
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated France's centrist politician Emmanuel Macron on his presidential election victory, saying their countries share a "responsibility toward peace and...
Regions Need Independent Power Producers – Casely-Hayford
Financial Analyst, Sydney Casely-Hayford has opined that it would be worthwhile for Ghana if every region had its own independent power producer. According to him, this move will reduce the load on...
Regions Need Independent Power Producers
Financial Analyst, Sydney Casely-Hayford has opined that it would be worthwhile for Ghana if every region had its own independent power producer. According to him, this move will reduce the load on...
General Electric Supports Ghana’s 400MW Power Project
General Electric has announced that it will supply the power generation equipment for the 400MW Bridge Power plant project in Tema, Ghana. The equipment, which will be used in the first phase of the...
GridCo Begins Repair Work On Cables That Caused Nationwide Outage
The Ghana Grid Company (GridCo) is set to repair the faulty cables which plunged at least 70% of Ghana into total darkness Wednesday night. GridCo says it has identified the cable which developed the...