President’s Address Was Selective
The Minority in Parliament have accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of presenting a selective message on the true state of the nation and creating an atmosphere of hopelessness in his...
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Nana Addo Only Trying To Impress Ghanaians – Fifi Kwetey
A former Deputy Finance Minister under the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, Fifi Kwetey, has said that President Akufo-Addo is unaware of the realities existing in some...
Analysts Urge Due Diligence
Some analysts in the energy sector have cautioned of long term costs to government should it rush through the process to list the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Ghana Grid Company Limited...
We Were On Track To Clear Energy Sector Debts
The Ex-deputy Power Minister John Jinapor has said the erstwhile National Democratic Congress was on track to clear the energy sector debt which stood at $2 billion just before they handed over...
Outgoing Zambian High Commissioner To Ghana Bids President Akufo-Addo Farewell
Outgoing Zambian High Commissioner to Ghana Timothy Mwaba Walamba has called for greater collaboration between Ghana and Zambia in the area of investment for the mutual benefit of both countries. Mr...
We’ll Cancel Some Power Contracts If Necessary
Government is set to conduct an audit of all Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) signed between the Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) and Independent Power Producers(IPPs) under the erstwhile National...
Energy Contracts Had Value For Money
Every contract awarded in the power sector in Ghana followed due process, hence assertions by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that deals in the power sector had no value for money are...
Mornah Disagrees With Akufo-Addo Over Listing VRA, GRIDCO On GSE
National Chairman of the People’s National Convention, Bernard Mornah, has kicked against the government’s decision to list the Volta River Authority and GRIDCo on the Ghana Stock Exchange in a...
FULL SPEECH: Akufo-Addo’s SONA 2017
President Akufo-Addo has delivered his first State of the Nation Address in Parliament, touching on the various aspects of the economy. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION ...
VRA, GRIDCo To Be Listed On the GSE – Nana Addo
The Volta River Authority (VRA), and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), would be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange as part of measures to make them efficient enough to strengthen Ghana’s...
VRA, GRIDCo To Listed On GSE If … – Nana Addo
The Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) would be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange as a means of strengthening Ghana’s power sector. This is the indication from...
ECG’s Power Purchasing Agreements To Be Scrutinized; Some To Be Cancelled
Government says the over 40 power-purchasing agreements signed by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will come under scrutiny in the days ahead. A number of these agreements may have to be...
Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address 2017
MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017. It is good to be...
President Akufo-Addo’s First State of the Nation Address
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 delivered his first state of the nation address after his investiture as President of the land. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF...
SONA 2017: Mahama Left $2.4bn Energy Sector Debt
President Akufo-Addo has revealed that Ghana’s energy sector is saddled with huge debts which threatens reliable power supply if immediate measures are not taken. Delivering his maiden State of the...
We Inherited A “heavily Indebted Energy Sector”
Ghana’s energy sector is currently in a “heavily indebted” state, President Akufo-Addo has said. Addressing Parliament in his first state of the nation address, the President noted that, the...
Mahama Left Me ‘heavily Indebted Energy Sector’
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the Mahama administration left behind a heavily indebted energy sector which needs fixing. “The attempts by the previous government to resolve the dumsor crisis...
VRA, GRIDCo To Be Listed On GSE
The possibility of listing state power producer Volta River Authority (VRA) and power transmitter Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is to be explored by the government...
IMF Agrees To 1-District, 1-Factory Project
The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Marfo, has said that government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement for government to roll out its ‘one district, one factory...
Fuel Prices To Go Up By 3% – IES
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has indicated fuel prices could go up by 3% if government does not take any action to address recent developments in the energy sector. In a statement issued...