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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...

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Terkper Believes ECG Can Settle Their US$60m Loan

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has assured Parliament of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) capacity to repay...

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ECG Has Capacity To Repay US$60 Million Loan

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has assured Parliament of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) capacity to repay...

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NPP Promises To End ‘dumsor’

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has outlined an elaborate plan aimed at dealing decisively with the energy crises that...

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Power Firms In GH¢19bn Maze of Debt

Government’s efforts to address the debt position of four key state-owned enterprises in the energy sector has left...

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GhC6bn Lost In 3 Years Through MMDAs, Others – IMANI

Ghana has lost nearly GHc 6 billion over a three year period, according to a report from policy think tank, IMANI...

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Why the Rush To Sell ECG?

Letter to the President: Why the rush to sell ECG? By Fiifi Koomson Dear Mr President, I have been reading stories...

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GNPC, PURC To Work On Refinancing Sankofa Field Loans

As work on the Gye Nyame Sankofa field reaches 54 percent, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has assured...

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Coalition Alleges Fraud In ECG Privatisation Process

The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), the Agency responsible for the implementation of the Ghana Power Compact,...

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ECG Must Pay Fine Or Face Lawsuit – PURC

The Public Utility Regulatory Commission(PURC) has expressed its resolve to ensure that embattled state-power...

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PURC Fine Against ECG Appropriate – Wereko Brobby

A former Chief Executive Officer of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Charles Wereko Brobby, has commended the Public...

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ECG Unaware of GHC200,000 PURC Fine

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is unaware of the purported fine imposed on it by the Public Utilities...

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GHC200,000 ECG Fine Should Go To Consumers

If the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) needs to be sanctioned, the benefit should go directly to the consumer and...

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ECG Fined GHC202,000 By PURC For Contract Breach

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has sanctioned the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to pay GHC...

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PURC Unsure of Powers Under ECG Concession Agreement

Utility regulator, PURC, is uncertain if its jurisdiction to determine electricity tariffs would be ousted under a new...

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PURC Will Fix Tariffs For ECG Even When A Concessionaire Takes Over

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has dismissed suggestions that the Commission will no longer be able...

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ECG Concession Will Create More Jobs – Group

Strategic Thinkers Network (STRANEK), a research organisation, has endorsed plans to give the Electricity Company of...

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Govt Will Have Right To Terminate ECG Contract

The government will introduce clauses that will guarantee Ghana’s right to terminate the management contract of the...

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ECG Workers Welcome Forgery Suit Against Gov’t

Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have welcomed a suit filed by a member of the New Patriotic Party’s...