Energy Minister

The Minister of Energy Boakye Agyarko has disclosed that government is planning on building a new oil refinery at the cost of $4 billion. The new refinery, according to the Minister, is expected to produce about 150,000 barrels of oil…
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Ghana has recorded 53% growth in Crude oil production in the half quarter this year as compared to the 11,440,129 barrels produced last year. A report from the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) indicates that the…
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Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko has disclosed that individuals are no longer allowed to lift contaminated fuel from Ghana’s Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST). This, according to the Minister is part of an interim measure…
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Government has cancelled 11 Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with a combined capacity of 2,808 megawatts of power at a cost of at $402.39 million. The cancellation of the agreements which were entered into with some power producing firms…
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An Accra High Court has set October 31 to deliver its ruling on a motion for interlocutory injunction challenging moves by the government to hand over the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to a concessionaire. The…
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An Accra High Court has cautioned government and the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) over the ongoing process to give the Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) out on concession. The caution follows concerns raised in court on last…
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A report presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister Mr. Ken Ofori Atta has revealed that government accrued a little over GH¢3.29 billion in 2016 from energy sector levies. The Annual report on the management of the energy sector…
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