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WAPCo completes pipeline maintenance, resumes gas supply to Ghana, Togo, and Benin

The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has completed critical maintenance on its offshore pipeline and resumed gas transportation to Ghana, Togo, and Benin. The...

Energy Minister John Jinapor visits WAPCo station in Tema

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has visited the West African Pipeline Company (WAPCo) station in Tema amid growing pressure...

WAPCO completes 70% of pipeline cleaning

The West Africa Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has announced that ongoing maintenance work on its gas pipelines is expected to be completed by...

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...

GRIDCo assures public of stable power supply during WAPCo maintenance

The Ghana Grid Company Ltd (GRIDCo) has assured the public that measures are in place to prevent power outages, commonly known as dumsor, during...

Thermal plants in Tema to shut down as WAPCo begins maintenance works

Gas supply to thermal plants in Tema from Nigeria, as well as the reverse flow of gas from Takoradi to Tema, will be disrupted...

WAPCo reschedules offshore pipeline maintenance to February 3

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has revised the start date for its offshore pipeline cleaning and inspection exercise, commonly referred to...
A man looks out from a window while talking to a person during the power cut in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Mahama gov’t will need nearly $90m to prevent ‘dumsor’ without gas from WAPCo

The new government will require a total of $89.90 million to procure liquid fuel in the absence of natural gas.This is necessary to enable...

WAPCo resumes gas supply to Tema

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has resumed gas transportation services to its Tema Regulating and Metering Station (TRMS).This follows a temporary...

WAPCo announces major pipeline maintenance and inspection

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) will from Monday, November 25, 2024, begin a comprehensive cleaning and inspection of its pipeline infrastructure.The...

Ghana risks ‘dumsor’ over $12M WAPCo debt – Jinapor

The Ranking Member on Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has warned that Ghana could face widespread power outages by September this year...
A man looks out from a window while talking to a person during the power cut in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Xatse Derick Emmanuel: Dumsor predates WAPCO’s gas supply challenges

Ghana has been experiencing Dumsor long before the recent gas supply challenges announced by WAPCo .Credible data available, representing total system power generation at...

WAPCo attributes Friday’s ‘dumsor’ to system glitch

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has blamed the widespread power outages experienced in most parts of the country on Friday, March...
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WAPCo announces planned maintenance works

The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has declared a planned emergency shutdown and high-integrity pressure protection system proof tests at its facilities across...
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ECG pays $8m out of its $20m indebtedness to WAPCo

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has paid $8 million to the West African Gas Pipeline Company, (WAPCo) to avoid a potential power outage.Government...

Pay the $20m owed WAPCo to prevent full-blown power crisis – Minority tells gov’t

The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to settle the $20 million owed to the West African Pipeline Company (WAPCo) to prevent...

Gov’t reaches agreement with WAPCo over $20m debt

Government has reached a tentative payment plan with the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) to settle the State's $20 million indebtedness.WAPCO had...

WAPCo’s commitment: Safeguarding West African Energy Supply

The West African Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the uninterrupted flow of natural gas to the countries it serves.The...
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WAPCo denies technical challenges as cause of power outages, shifts blame to gas shortage

The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) has refuted claims that it is facing technical challenges leading to power outages experienced in parts...
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Ghana Gas WAPCo pipeline almost ready

The Testing and Commissioning phase of the Ghana Gas-West African Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) Interconnection Project is almost completed.This follows a successful completion of engineering and construction...

Explainer: Why petrol and diesel just got GH₵1 more expensive

In the early hours of June 4th, 2025, Ghana’s Parliament approved a GH₵1 increase to the Energy Sector Shortfall and Debt Repayment Levy on...
The Minister of Energy, John Abdulai Jinapor

Power crisis to deepen as Karpower threatens shut down in 7 days – Energy...

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, has revealed that Ghana is on the brink of a power crisis, with Karpowership, a major power...

Benin admits that 54 soldiers killed in attack by al-Qaeda group

Benin's government has admitted that 54 soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists in the country's north last week near the borders with Burkina Faso...

Full Text: President Mahama’s 2025 SONA

President John Mahama on Thursday, February 27, delivered the First State of the Nation  Address(SONA) for his second term.In the much-anticipated address, the President...

We’ll continue to see Dumsor till end of year – IES

The Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has warned that Ghanaians should brace for continued power outages, commonly...

UT Bank collapse is economic injustice – Sam Jonah

Renowned businessman and Executive Chairman of Jonah Capital, Sir Sam Jonah, has strongly criticised the collapse of UT Bank, describing it as a significant...

Dumsor looms as Karpowership threatens shutdown over $379m debt

Ghana is on the brink of a power crisis as Karpowership, the operator of a floating power plant at Aboadze in the Western Region,...
Embattled parliamentary candidate for the Walewale constituency NPP, Tia Kabiru

Ato Forson won’t do badly as Minister of Finance – Dr Kabiru

The newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Walewale in the North East Region, Dr Tiah Kabiru Mahama, has expressed...

Mahama engages Independent Power Producers to avert power crisis

President John Dramani Mahama has held an emergency meeting with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to address Ghana’s looming energy crisis.The meeting, held on Monday,...

You elected us to solve the problems, we will make sure your lights stay...

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to addressing Ghana’s energy challenges and ensuring that the nation avoids a return to the...

Looming ‘dumsor’: Gov’t to purchase emergency fuel from Nigeria, other sources

The government is set to purchase emergency fuel from Nigeria and other sources to avert the looming power crisis locally known as 'dumsor.'Yapei-Kusawgu Member...

We’ve the personnel capable of dealing with looming ‘dumsor’ – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed confidence that Ghana has the personnel capable of dealing with the looming power crisis commonly known as 'dumsor'.According...

VALCO security personnel assaulted by suspected NDC supporters

Two security officers of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) were assaulted on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, by individuals believed to be supporters of...

Gov’t to decide on roadmap to tackle looming ‘dumsor’ by close of today

The new National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has concluded an emergency meeting with stakeholders from the country’s energy sector regarding the looming power crisis.According...
NIA contract staff demand unpaid wages for Ghana card registration

NIA contract staff demand unpaid wages for Ghana card registration

Contract staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA) engaged in the nationwide Ghana Card registration for children under 15 are demanding payment of their...

ECG, GRIDCo reveal cause of power supply disruptions 

The Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company(GRIDCO) have attributed the disruptions in power supply to ongoing maintenance activities on the West...

PURC missed the point on Cash Waterfall Mechanism, fuel purchases – ECG

The Electricity Company of Ghana says the latest report by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) on the operations of the power distributor as...

PURC warns of ECG’s potential bankruptcy

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has served notice that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) may be on the verge of bankruptcy due...

Rebuttal to article on ECG’s compliance with the Cash Waterfall Mechanism

The recent article alleging that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has failed to comply with the Cash Waterfall Mechanism (CWM) raises several concerns...

ECG reverts to non-compliance with Cash Waterfall Mechanism

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has failed to comply with the Cash Waterfall Mechanism (CWM) again after briefly adhering to it earlier this...