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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Constant electricity supply my priority – Herbert Krapa
The Minister of State at the Ministry of Energy, Herbert Krapa, has assured that the government will continue to work assiduously to keep the...
ECG fully complies with Cash Waterfall Mechanism for the second time
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has announced in its latest validation report that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has fully adhered to...
Fair Wages is not being fair to us – Striking Lab workers claim
The General Secretary of the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union (MELPWU), Cephas Kofi Akortor, says the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has not...
IES diagnoses cause of Ghana’s ‘dumsor’ crisis
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has attributed Ghana's ongoing 'dumsor' crisis to persistent power generation deficits, which existed well before the recent gas...
There’s no need for ‘dumsor’ timetable – ECG
The Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) has insisted there will be no need for a load-shedding timetable despite the announcement of a three-week power interruption.The...
GRIDCo, ECG announce 3 weeks dumsor plan
The Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have announced the implementation of a three-week load management plan due...
ECG fully complies with Cash Waterfall Mechanism for the first time
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced in its latest validation report that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has fully adhered to...
Esther Cobbah elected President of Institute of Public Relations, Ghana
The Institute of Public Relations, Ghana (IPR) has elected Esther Amba Numaba Cobbah, a fellow of IPR and a seasoned communications professional, as its...
Ghana’s looming energy sector crisis
Ghana’s energy sector is a debt making-machine, accumulating approximately $1 billion in debt annually, with around $500 million stemming from excess capacity charges.According...
Next gov’t will walk straight into a power crisis – Edward Bawa warns
Member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, Edward Bawa, is warning that the next government will inherit the energy sector challenges that the ruling...
ECG rejects PURC’s explanation for current power outages
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has rejected the PURC’s explanation for the current erratic power supply situation.This follows claims that the supply challenges...
We are shedding load – John Jinapor asserts [Listen]
Ranking member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has said Ghana is currently facing power crisis.According to him, the country is shedding...
GTPCWU threatens industrial strike
The General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) of the TUC has announced its intention to embark on series of actions.This move comes in the...
Power crisis: All plants are running at full capacity – Deputy Energy Minister
Deputy Energy Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has confirmed that all power plants in Ghana are currently running at full capacity to ensure a stable...
We fixed dumsor – Mahama slams government over power cuts; VAT on electricity
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for election 2024, John Dramani Mahama, has said the government is returning the country to...
Recent power outages may persist if… – John Jinapor
Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has predicted Ghanaians will experience more power outages in the coming days.In an...
‘Dumsor’ challenges have been 100% resolved – Energy Minister
Deputy Energy Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer has announced that the challenges leading to recent power outages in the country have been completely resolved.He...
Release load-shedding timetable – Minority to GRIDCo, ECG
The Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has called on the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to as...
John Jinapor reveals cause of Tuesday’s power outage
Parts of the capital experienced power outages on Tuesday evening, leading to frustration and anger among some Ghanaians.Callers into Joy FM's Super Morning Show...
Govt lays out plan for Asogli debt payment
The government has agreed on a plan to retire debt owed to Sunon Asogli (Ghana) Limited Company, an independent power producer (IPP).Checks by the...
Persons responsible for recent power instability must be punished – TUC
The Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, has called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to identify...
We can’t accept the blame for power cut – ECG MD replies GNPC
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it can also not accept blame for Thursday's power cut experienced in some parts of the country....
We can’t be blamed for last Thursday’s power outages – GNPC
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has absolved itself of blame for last Thursday’s power supply challenges.The Corporation says it had no duty to...
Edward Bawa: Prepare to still sleep in darkness unless govt intervenes
On Thursday, October 26, 2023, most parts of the country were thrown into darkness because of a power generation deficit.Our understanding from...
Four including pregnant woman injured in accident on Bibiani-Anhweaso road
A pregnant woman and three others are receiving treatment at the Bibiani government hospital after being involved in an accident on the Bibiani-Anhweaso road.The...
PURC is sleeping on the job – Dr Manteaw blasts regulator over its silence...
Policy Analyst, Dr Stephen Manteaw, has berated the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for its silence on recent power outages in the country. Dr Manteaw...