Electricity

Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are set to commence the construction of a 330-kilovolt (kV) double-circuit transmission line as part of the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) initiative. The 243-kilometre cross-border …

The installation of six units of the plant is also near completion. 

Key players in the industry, including the IES, have raised concerns over the situation, attributing it to financial challenges. But, the energy ministry has pleaded with Ghanaians to be a …

Memuna Asuma   World Bank’s April 2023 Africa Pulse Report has rated Ghana as the first Sub-Saharan Africa with the largest electricity access rate.   The West African nation recorded …

Effective September 1, 2022, Ghanaians would be paying the approved adjusted tariffs for all electricity and water usage.

Yesterday, Friday, 1st July 2022 was the initial date set for the announcement of the Commission’s decision on the review of water and electricity tariffs for 2022-2027, but, for the …

The current access rate of Ghana is estimated to be about two times of African Development Fund (ADF) beneficiary countries average rate.

Though PURC is still considering a number of things, the utility firms will not get the huge margins they had proposed

Seventy communities across nine Island districts through mini-grids, 505 communities in 11 districts through standalone solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the country.

According to the PURC, the tariffs could be increased or decreased. The Director of Research at PURC, Dr Eric Kofi Obutey, has said, the Commission is engaging all the stakeholders …