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Unregulated development threatens Akosombo, Kpong Dams — VRA warns
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has raised concerns over rising unregulated developments along the Volta River, warning that such activities are increasing flood risks...
VRA/NEDCO releases load shedding timetable for Sunyani residents
The Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have implemented a temporary load-management plan for parts of the Sunyani enclave...
Zambia part ways with head coach Avram Grant after two tumultuous years
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has officially confirmed the mutual termination of its contract with national team head coach Avram Grant, ending the...
VRA exploring plan to transform Akosombo Dam into giant power battery reserve
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has announced plans to convert the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam into a massive power battery reserve as part of efforts...
IET-GH President urges gov’t to protect VRA
The President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH), Engr. Henry Kwadwo Boateng, has made a passionate call for the protection of...
VRA clarifies ownership of helicopter in Nkawkaw emergency landing
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has dismissed media reports suggesting it owns the helicopter with registration number 9G-AFW, which made an emergency landing in...
‘They’re not registered with us’ – GMet on VRA helicopter after series of forced...
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) is questioning how a Volta River Aviation helicopter has been making flight decisions after a spate of emergency landings,...
Energy Ministry urges calm over VRA/NEDCo withdrawal of services in Tamale
The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has acknowledged the withdrawal of services by staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Northern...
VRA/NEDCo staff withdraw field services in Tamale over violent attacks
Staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in Tamale have resolved to withdraw all field services in the...
VRA sets benchmark in African public procurement
The Volta River Authority (VRA) emerged as a standout institution at the 7th Africa Procurement and Supply Chain Summit & Awards 2025, held in...
John Jinapor tasks new VRA Board to lead Ghana’s energy transition
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has inaugurated the newly appointed Governing Board of the Volta River Authority (VRA), charging...
VRA engages Afram Plains communities on flood prevention
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has held a crucial stakeholder engagement with communities in Afram Plains North and South as part of efforts to...
VRA embarks on mission to recover all debt
The new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Ing. Edward Obeng Kenzo, has embarked on a strategic mission to recover...
VRA Staff groups reject alleged appointment of Abdul Jalil as Director of Public Affairs
The leadership of the Volta River Authority (VRA) Senior Staff Association (SSA) and the VRA Divisional Union of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU)...
VRA-NEDCo staff reject alleged political appointment of Corporate Communications Manager
The leadership of the Volta River Authority-Northern Electricity Distribution Company (VRA-NEDCo) Staff Groups has strongly rejected the alleged appointment of Jonathan Abdallah Salifu, Upper...
Madina NDC hails Mahama for Kenzo’s appointment as VRA boss
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Madina Constituency has hailed the appointment of Ing. Edward Ekow Obeng Kenzo as Acting Chief Executive Officer...
Civil society group dismisses allegations of mismanagement and corruption against VRA and its acting...
The Forum for Development and Accountable Governance (FDAG) has refuted allegations against the Volta River Authority (VRA) and its Acting CEO, Ing. Edward Obeng-Kenzo,...
WAPCO MD pays courtesy call on VRA’s Acting Managing Director
The Managing Director of the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCO), Michelle Burkett, has paid a courtesy visit to Edward Ekow Obeng-Kenzo, Acting...
PSWU congratulates Ing. Obeng Kenzo on VRA appointment
The Public Sector Workers Union (PSWU) has congratulated Ing. Edward Ekow Obeng Kenzo on his appointment as the new Acting Chief Executive of the...
We don’t intend to privatise VRA and Bui Power – John Jinapor
Energy Minister-designate, John Jinapor has proposed merging the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Bui Power Authority into a single entity to be known as...
VRA staff partially suspend protests following Minister’s request to pause merger bill
The leadership of the Volta River Authority (VRA) Staff Groups has announced a partial suspension of select protest actions following recent interventions by the...
VRA announces major renovation of Kpong Dam after 40 years
The Volta River Authority (VRA), has announced the renovation of the 160-megawatt hydroelectric Kpong Dam and spillway gates in Akuse in the Eastern Region,...
‘Chaos’ at Man Utd goes back to 2013 – Evra
Five-time Premier League winner Patrice Evra says the future at Manchester United is "not bright", with his old club having been "in a chaos"...
NEDCo staff protest again over planned merger with VRA
Workers of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have staged another protest against the Energy Bill in Parliament seeking to merge the Volta River...
VRA-BUI merger: Senior Staff storm Parliament to demand bill withdrawal
Senior staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) on Thursday stormed Parliament, demanding the immediate withdrawal of bills on the proposed merger with the...
Proposed VRA-BUI merger: Why are the bills still on the agenda? – John Jinapor...
The Minority in Parliament has expressed surprise that the government is still attempting to push through bills aimed at merging the Volta River Authority...
Govt yet to respond to our opposition to Bui Power proposed merger – VRA...
Members of the Senior Staff Association of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have expressed frustration over the government’s silence on their opposition to the...
VRA Senior Staff call for immediate halt to proposed power sector merger
The Senior Staff Association of the Volta River Authority (VRA) has called on the government to publicly announce the withdrawal of a proposed bill...
VRA alarmed over IPPs’ demand for increased payments under Cash Waterfall Mechanism
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has raised concerns about the demands made by Independent Power Producers (IPPs) for an increase in their monthly payments...
I will stand by VRA workers to resist any attempt to Sell VRA –...
The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has strongly cautioned the government against any plans to...
VRA senior staff protest proposed merger with Bui Power Authority
On September 18, 2024, staff from the Volta River Authority (VRA) and members of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) gathered in protest at...
Reconsider proposed VRA, ECG and NEDCo merger – IES to govt
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has asked the government to reconsider the proposed bill to merge the Volta River Authority (VRA), Bui Power...
Staff groups kick against VRA/Bui, ECG/NEDCo mergers
The staff groups of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have expressed disappointment with the proposed draft bill to merge the VRA with the Bui...
VRA workers reject proposed merger with Bui Power, ECG, and NEDCo
Workers of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have kicked against the proposed draft bill to merge VRA with Bui Power Authority.
The bill also seeks...
If it won’t enhance efficiency, then what’s the essence? – IES on proposed VRA-BPA...
Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has raised concerns regarding the proposed merger of the Volta River Authority...
The timing is wrong – Edward Bawa on govt’s VRA-BPA merger bill [Listen]
The Member of Parliament for Bongo Constituency, Edward Bawa, has criticized the government's proposed bill to merge the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the...
Proposed merger of VRA, BPA is to delink VRA’s thermal assets – Egyapa Mercer
The Member of Parliament for Sekondi Constituency, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has justified the government's proposed bill to merge the Volta River Authority (VRA) and...
2024 proposed precautionary spillage would cause minimal damage – VRA insists
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has indicated that the proposed precautionary spillage of water from the Akosombo Dam would cause minimal damage in communities...
VRA to implement long-term precautionary spills and enhance stakeholder engagement
In a bid to bolster environmental safety and preparedness, Ben Sackey, the Director of Environment and Sustainability Development at the Volta River Authority (VRA),...
VRA continues to provide relief items to persons affected by Akosombo Dam spillage
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has donated relief items to the North District Assembly to support individuals affected by the 2023 controlled spillage from...