Tag: electricity company of ghana
Amin Adam: Sunon Asogli shutdown shows “bad faith”
Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has sharply criticised the management of Sunon Asogli Power Plant Limited for acting in "bad faith" by shutting...
Energy Minister: Recent power outages not due to ECG load shedding
The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has clarified that the recent power outages experienced across Ghana were not due to load shedding...
‘It’s been days of darkness’ – ECG customers in Kumasi still...
Some residents in parts of Kumasi are lamenting the unavailability of the Electricity Company of Ghana's (ECG) prepaid credit.
The power consumers, some of whom...
Ghana: PURC increases electricity tariff by 29.96% and 8.3% for water
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an increase in electricity and water tariffs by 29.96% and 8.3% respectively, effective 1 February.
It follows...
ECG warns Kumasi residents of imminent power and water crisis
The Electricity Company of Ghana has warned of an imminent power and water crisis within the Greater Kumasi areas if stringent measures are not...
Power restored after huge overnight blackout in Ghana
Ghana's power supply has been partially restored after an overnight blackout hit much of the country, officials say.
Major cities and towns in the 16...
ECG restores power to Kejetia Market after Sam Pyne’s intervention
Authorities have restored electricity supply to the new Kejetia Market.
The market was plunged into darkness on Wednesday, when officers from the Electricity Company of...
Ghana’s electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is...
Ghana has made significant progress over the past 10 years in increasing electricity generation and access. This has supported higher levels of economic growth....
Striking ECG staff risk losing their jobs for staging “illegal” protest...
Employees of the Electricity Company of Ghana risk losing their jobs for staging what has been described by the National Labour Commission (NLC) as...
Sit-down strike by ECG staff strands customers
Customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) were on Monday 26 April left stranded in parts of Ghana following a staff sit-down strike.
The...
