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Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has disclosed that the government will discontinue the Gold-for-Oil programme initaited by the past New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. According to him, the programme lacks clarity and there is a high level of opacity so they will end it and replace it with a better …

Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has resigned from his position as the Minister for Energy. The resignation which will take effect from 18th July 2024, is to enable Dr Opoku Prempeh (NAPO) to focus on his new role as the Vice-Presidential Candidate and Running Mate …

The World Bank has approved a $250 million credit from the Internationa Developmet Association (IDA) and an additional $10 million grant from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme to support Energy Sector Recovery Programme for Results (PforR) aimed at  improving the financial viability of electricity distribution and increase access to …

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has advocated for privatization of the energy sector to stop power crisis. He said the private sector should be given the mandate to run industries such as the Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in order to …