Your Jobs Are Safe – Mahama
President John Mahama has assured workers at the Electricity Company of Ghana that none of them will lose their jobs as a result of the intended privatisation of the state power distributor....
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PURC Blames Power Companies For Outages
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has reprimanded the power utility companies for failing to adequately address unplanned power outages being experienced by customers in parts of the...
Chief of Staff Denies Ordering Cessation of ECG ‘privatisation’
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has rejected reports suggesting he directed negotiations between the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) and some state agencies for the ceding of the...
We Are Not Safe Yet – Awotwi
Former Volta River Authority (VRA boss), Kweku Andoh Awotwi, has said the country is not ‘home and dry’ as far as the power supply situation is concern. According to Mr. Awotwi: “What we need...
We’re Not Safe Yet With Power Crisis
Former Volta River Authority (VRA boss), Kweku Andoh Awotwi, has said the country is not ‘home and dry’ as far as the power supply situation is concern. According to Mr. Awotwi: “What we need...
IMF Awaits Operational Update On Cash-Strained SOEs
The Ministry of Finance is due to present data on the financial status and performance of some state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) later this month to pave the way...
‘ECG Privatization’ Won’t Lead To Lay-Offs
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), has downplayed assertions by the Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact will impact negatively on...
Dumsor Will Soon Vanish From Our Vocabulary
“Dumsor,” the term most people use to describe the erratic power supply that has hit the country in recent years, will soon vanish from the Ghanaian vocabulary, the acting Minister of Power, Mr...
Power Minister, Dr Kwabena Donkor Defends 100% Tariff Increment
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...
“$498 Million Millennium Challenge Corporation Loan Is Timely” – President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has described as timely, the signing of the second compact of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
The signing will see the release of $498 million to Ghana which...