Tag: Millennium Development Authority
ECG’s Kwabenya District LV network upgrade works begin, four others completed
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has signed a contract for the commencement of upgrading works on the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) low voltage...
350,000 existing ECG customers to benefit from Pokuase BSP
About 350,000 existing customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will benefit from the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (BSP) upon completion in May...
Women in energy must do away with work-task excuses – Prof Bentil
Professor Aba Bentil Andam, a Physicist, has advised women in the Energy sector to refrain from giving excuses when given heavy tasks, if they...
Resilience key for women to compete in energy sector-Stakeholders
Stakeholders have advised women in the energy sector to be resilient and to develop their competencies to compete for a level-playing field and contribute...
MiDA organises virtual capacity building workshops for female interns
The Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Directorate of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has organised a two-week Capacity Building Workshop for students enrolled in...
GH₵3.5 billion spent on Office of Government Machinery
The Office of Government Machinery last year spent a total of GHC3.5 billion for the implementation of its various programmes and activities.
Employee Compensation...
Ghana Standards Authority hails MiDA for US$1.5 million Test Laboratory
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has hailed the Millennium Development Authority’s effort to equip it with a modern testing laboratory to be able to...
MiDA to construct a test facility and laboratory for GSA
Construction works on an Air Conditioning Test facility and a laboratory for the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) will commence at the beginning of next...
Bridging the gap doesn’t mean lowering the standards for women
Dr Stella Agyenim-Boateng, the Director of Human Resources, Volta River Authority, has said bridging the gender inequality gap at work places does not mean...
MiDA, Women in Energy urge organisations to develop sexual harassment policies
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) and Women in the Energy sector have called on all organisations and offices to develop sexual harassment policies to...
MiDA to construct two Primary Substations to boost power supply
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), the entity mandated to implement the Ghana Power Compact, says it will construct two primary substations in Kanda and...
MiDA unveils Gender and Social Inclusion Policy to resolve gender disparities
The Gender and Social Inclusion Unit of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has launched a Gender and Social Inclusion Policy to rectify disparities between...
MiDA to utilise remaining $331.2 million for energy efficiency projects
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), the entity mandated to implement the Ghana Power Compact, has re-affirmed its commitment to judiciously utilise the remaining $331.2...
Access to improved seeds, the way to sustain government’s signature PFJ
Availability and access to quality seeds is vital to the drive towards increased agricultural production to achieve national food security and sustainable farmer incomes.
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Ghana loses US$190 million MCC funding over PDS
Ghana has lost an amount of $190 million granted it from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), following the termination of the concession agreement between...
ECG, Privatization and the National Interest
Privatization of state-owned enterprises involves political and social concerns related to ownership and the distribution of wealth.
Broad-based privatization takes the form of voucher-based...
MIDA to Engage 200 STEM Students for Internship
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) under the Ghana Power Compact Internship and Mentoring Programme (GPCIMP), is to recruit 200 female Science, Technology, Engineering and...
Entrepreneurs Attend Procurement Seminar Sponsored by MiDA
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), in partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce (Ghana), has organised a procurement seminar for entrepreneurs, and industry players...
ECG Scheduled Take-Over Fixed for February 27
The formal handover of the electricity distribution assets and operations of the Electricity of Company of Ghana (ECG) to the Power Distribution Services Limited...
800 Women to Receive Mentorship Training Under MiDA
The Gender and Social Inclusion Unit of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has targeted to train and mentor 800 women in practical skills and...
Effective From February 1, ECG Will Be Transferred to Meralco Consortium
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Thursday, said the handing-over of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to Meralco Consortium under the Private Sector Participation...
Experts not happy with the ECG concession deal
Some energy sector experts are of the view that, Ghana negotiated a bad deal under the Ghana Power Compact that led to the selection...
MiDA Project will give strength to Ghanaian businesses
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has devoted 10 million dollars of the 498.2 million-dollar grant for the Market Access Project, under the Power Compact...
MiDA Project to Cover Tamale Central Market
The Central Market and the Timber Market in Tamale are to benefit from the Access Project under the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) to improve...
MiDA Confirms BXC Consortium Suit Against Them
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) on Tuesday confirmed that it has been served with a writ of summons by the BXC Consortium.
BXC Consortium is...
Meralco Consortium Formally Handed ECGs Concession – MiDA
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has awarded the operation, investment and management of the Electricity Distribution Business of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)...
MiDA Donates Two Vehicles to ECG
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) on Friday, handed over 12 brand new Pick-Up vehicles procured at the cost of US$480,000 to the Electricity Company...
Ghana Gov’t Initiate Move To Reform Energy Sector
The shareholding threshold of Ghanaians in the ECG Private Sector Participation (PSP) Programme has been increased from 20 percent to 51 percent in response...
ECG and Ghana of government standoff threatens power sector
Many Ghanaians are left wondering about the stiff stands-off between the government and the nation’s power distributor, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) workers.
For the...
Energy Minister inaugurates a new board to revamp ECG
As part of its efforts of building a robust power sector, the Ministry of Energy has taken a judicious step by inaugurating Board of...