Tag: Electricity
Atronie community discusses development challenges with Sunyani MCE
The chiefs and people of Atronie in the Sunyani Municipality have held a meeting with the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive, Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene and...
Universal Electrification A Good Scheme, But IES Remains Skeptical On Renewed Promise
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has noticed the promise made by the President of the Republic His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akufu Addo...
Bulinjin residents decry lack of electricity
The residents of Bulinjin in the Buli Electoral Area have decried the lack of electricity at the community, which they say is adversely impacting...
Southern African countries want more electricity from Mozambique
Several countries in the southern African region have been asking the Mozambican authorities to increase the supply of electricity to meet the demands of...
Ghana’s economy contracts 1.1 per cent in third quarter 2020
Ghana’s economy contracted by 1.1 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter (July to September) of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019...
Doggoh residents appeal for electricity in community
Residents of Doggoh in the Kunzokalaa Electoral Area of the Jirapa Municipality have complained of the lack of electricity in the community impacting negatively...
Czech Republic set to phase out coal by 2038
The Czech Republic is to withdraw from coal mining by 2038, according to a decision by the government's coal commission in Prague.
The date is...
Jachie community gets CHPS compound, electricity, mechanised borehole
Mrs Tina Gifty Naa Ayeley Mensah, the Deputy Minister of Health, on Tuesday inaugurated a Community-based Health Planning Services (CHPS) compound to make health...
Rawlings was the reason for development in the North -Tangoba
Madam Tangoba Abayage, the Upper East Regional Minister has eulogised the late former President Jerry John Rawlings for some major development projects in the...
AU says over 600 mln Africans lack electricity despite huge renewable energy potential
The African Union (AU) Commission on Thursday revealed that over 600 million people across the Africa lack access to electricity despite the continent's abundant...
Government gives $130 million to ECG for efficient power supply-Minister
Government has given US$130 million to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to help the power generating firm replace its obsolete equipment, to reduce...
Residents call on government to hook Abilatinga community to electricity.
Residents of Abilatinga, community in the Garu District of the Upper East Region have appealed to government for extension of...
Government to establish SHS at Duakwa
Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education, says government plans to establish a new Senior High School (SHS) at Duakwa...
Seven communities in Adansi North to get electricity
Seven communities in the Adansi North District will soon be connected to the national electricity grid.
The project is part...
Residents appeal for electricity to enhance security
The about 200 residents at Mireku, an emerging settlement at Abesim in the Sunyani Municipality have appealed for electricity extension to enhance the security...
Nigerian labor union to stage strike over electricity tariff, fuel price hikes
Nigeria's organized labor is mobilizing for a general strike on Monday to protest over the federal government's refusal to reverse the hikes in...
ECOWAS gives Mali one week to form transitioning government
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has given Mali a one-week period effective...
Kobi-Basinparu community in dire need of water, electricity
The people of Kobi-Basinparu community in the Lambussie District of the Upper West Region are in dire need of potable water and electricity to...
Assembly to supply 600,000 cashew seedlings to farmers
The Wa West District Assembly will distribute 600,000 cashew seedlings under the government’s flagship programme of Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD) to...
NPP government’s economic management is superior – Veep
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the Akufo-Addo led government has superior records in all sectors of the economy, comparable to the opposition National...
Two communities connected to electricity at West Gonja
Two communities; Sumpini and Kojokura in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region have been connected to the national grid under the government's...
Benefits of using a grid-tied system during pandemic
Electricity continues to be a huge problem in our country during the pandemic, where further load shedding is being experienced due to cable theft....
Use water, electricity wisely to save national purse, Sunyani MCE appeals
Ghanaians have been urged to use water and electricity judiciously to save the national purse, as the government take measures to lessen the socio-economic...
Government extends free supply of water and electricity
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday announced the extension of free water and electricity supplies to consumers.
The relief package was instituted by the government...
Power supply improves in Volta/Oti amid COVID-19
Power supply and its reliability in the Volta and Oti regions have improved significantly following intensified maintenance works, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)...
Africa Requires Ethiopia Fill Its Dam
July 17, 2020
Ethiopia is entering a crucial period for the future of its nation, as we approach the second half of July. Ethiopia must...
Year-on-year inflation falls marginally to 11.2 percent in June
The year-on-year inflation rate was 11.2 percent in June 2020, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the May record of 11.3 percent.
The monthly...
![Even before the impact studies have been started, officials say 50 percent of the dam's construction has been completed [Reuters]](https://newsghana.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Nile-dam-218x150.jpg "Egypt rejects Ethiopia’s proposal to postpone discussions on filling, operating Nile dam")
Egypt rejects Ethiopia’s proposal to postpone discussions on filling, operating Nile dam
Egypt rejected on Friday an Ethiopian proposal to postpone tackling controversial points on the rules of filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...
Russia Bringing Nuclear Power to Rwanda and Other African Nations
Resolving Libya Crisis Requires New Thinking
Ignoring the geo-political overtones from Deutsche Welle (see link below), the article does discuss Russia’s role in helping Africa...
“Energy sector is gradually getting out of the woods” – Amewu
Ghana’s energy sector is gradually getting out of the woods, Mr John Peter Amewu, the Energy Minister, has said.
He said noted that at the...