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Ashaiman, parts of Accra to face a 15-hour power outage today
Parts of the Greater Accra Region will be without electricity for 15 hours today (Sunday, August 16, 2026) as the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) carries out emergency repairs on a damaged transmission tower at Ashaiman.
Karpowership Ghana deepens investment in engineering talent and inclusion on World Engineering Day 2026
Karpowership Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to building engineering capacity and advancing inclusion within Ghana’s energy sector as the global community marks World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development 2026.
Same price in Wa, Accra and Tema – NPA defends uniform fuel pricing rule
The National Petroleum Authority says its requirement for Oil Marketing Companies to maintain uniform fuel prices across their retail outlets is designed to ensure fairness for consumers across the country.
Uniform fuel pricing is the law – NPA pushes back on ‘discount ban’ narrative
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has rejected claims that it has banned fuel discounts insisting that the directive simply enforces a long-standing legal requirement for uniform pricing across the retail outlets of oil marketing companies.
March 16 window will show ‘real marketing’ in Ghana’s petroleum sector – OMCs CEO
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), Dr Riverson Oppong, says the next fuel pricing window could mark a defining moment for Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector.
OMCs increase in fuel prices at pumps: GOIL sells petrol at GH¢13.30 and diesel GH¢17.10
Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started increasing pump prices ahead of the scheduled April 1, 2026, adjustments under the Price Deregulation Policy. One of the biggest players in the industry, GOIL, announced in a social media post that petrol has increased from GH¢12.24 to GH¢13.30 per litre, while diesel ha...
Oil price at two-year high after Qatar warns all Gulf production could stop within days
Oil prices have risen to their highest level in more than two years, after Qatar's energy minister warned he expects all oil and gas exporters in the Gulf to stop production within days.
Show us the money – COMAC CEO demands full disclosure on ‘dumsor levy’ windfall
The CEO of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), Dr Riverson Oppong, is demanding full transparency on proceeds from the controversial “dumsor levy,” as government moves to ease fuel prices.
Energy ministry sets up control and command centre to improve response time to power challenges
Minister for Energy and Green Transitions, John Abdulai Jinapor, says plans are underway to operationalise a control and command centre aimed at improving response time to power-related challenges across Ghana.
Kumasi to become Industrial energy hub with over 1,000MW capacity — Energy Minister
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, says Kumasi is on course to become a major industrial energy hub as the government pushes ahead with plans to generate more than 1,000 megawatts of power in the middle belt. According to the minister, several ongoing power generation projects in the As...
BOST ready for 24-Hour Economy rollout, assures gov’t of uninterrupted fuel supply
BOST Energies Limited says it is fully prepared to support the government’s 24-Hour Economy policy with the infrastructure and operational capacity needed to ensure an uninterrupted fuel supply across the country.
IMF pushes government to privatise ECG operations amid energy sector crisis
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pushed Ghana to fast-track private sector participation in the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), warning that deep problems in the energy sector continue to threaten public finances and economic stability.