A huge explosion, followed by damaging fire at a GridCo sub-station in Sunyani has plunged most towns and communities in the Brong Ahafo Regional into total darkness. Almost the entire region has...
The 125-megawatts power barge is expected to consume about 30,000 metric tonnes of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) every month at a cost of between $7 million and $9 million, depending on current crude oil...
President John Mahama has said that Ghana has run out of power and the country is facing a reduced economic growth rate as a result.
Speaking at a press conference in Paris after a meeting with...
There could be more than 100 million additional people living in extreme poverty by 2030 if the international community does not undertake rapid, inclusive and climate-smart development, a World Bank...
Residents of Ashongmang, a suburb of Accra, are demanding the immediate suspension of work on a fuel station being built in the midst of residential buildings.
The residents fear the fuel station...
The Karpower barge expected to significantly add to the country’s electricity supply and ease the current energy crisis has finally started its journey by sea to Ghana from Turkey.
The vessel...
Two staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana died through electrocution while 42 others sustained various degrees of injuries as a result of the hazards associated with their work nationwide this...
The Minister of Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor has justified the need to increase electricity tariffs.
According to him, Ghana was shifting from cheaper means of generating power, hence the need to pay a...
The Karadeniz Powership Aysegul Sultan on Tuesday began its journey from the Sedef Shipyard in Tuzia and will dock at the Tema port in approximately 15 days, according to official sources.
Named...
Ghana is “almost at the end” of the energy crisis that has hit the country for nearly three years, Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor has declared.
Speaking at a ceremony to set sail a 225-megawatt...
Nana Oye Lithur, Ghana's minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, has extolled efforts by Zoom Foundation to involve children in the campaign to rid the country of filth.
The ministers...
The first phase of power generation using energy from sea waves, has started in Ada, in the Greater Accra region.
The project which is being undertaken by TC Energy is expected to contribute 14...
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Robert Dwamena as acting Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
A statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Prosper Bani, said the...
The La Sanitation and Motor Court has fined the Koala Shopping Centre at Osu GH¢9,600 for displaying and selling expired products.
The shopping centre was also charged with accumulating harmful...
(Accra, GNA) - In a communique released by the United States Embassy in Ghana, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, is embarking on a five nation tour to further emphasize unbridled...
Accra has a multitude of restaurants and hotels serving the populace and international tourists. Whether its food, accommodation or a happy hour, most provide some sort of service to bring back their...
President John Mahama has urged Ghanaian soldiers to complement efforts of their counterparts in the West African sub-region in helping fight the deadly Ebola virus.
He said aside their internal...
Located at an elevation of 317 meters above sea level with an estimated population of 30,389, the township of Zezera depends on two boreholes for the supply of water.
United Television, visited the...
While old electronics pile up and turn Accra’s neighborhood Agbogbloshie into the most polluted place on earth, international agreements trying to stop the transportation of electronic waste...
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has left Accra for Washington and New York to attend a United Nations (UN) Summit.
He is expected to hold meetings with top officials of the World Bank and the...
