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JoyNews’ Caleb Ziblim wins Overall Best Fellow and three other awards at Africa Extractives Media Fellowship
JoyNews Research Analyst Caleb Ziblim has been named the Overall Best Fellow at the maiden Africa Extractives Media Fellowship (AEMF), emerging as the top performer among the inaugural cohort of journalists trained to strengthen reporting on Ghana's extractive sector. Mr Ziblim received the prestigious Berenice Owen-Jo...
Key updates on power outages following Akosombo substation fire incident
Joy FM's Super Morning Show on Tuesday, April 28, has brought renewed analytical depth to the ongoing national conversation on Ghana’s power challenges, commonly referred to as dumsor.
Ghana’s power sector reforms target financial stability; government moves to clear IPP payment gaps
Speaking at the 60th Annual Meeting of the African Power Pool (APUA), Mr Gyan-Mensah said the government’s renegotiation of IPP agreements has already generated savings of more than $240 million, while additional measures are being pursued to reduce costs across the sector.
Fuel prices go up significantly from May 16 despite extension of government intervention
Based on data picked up from the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies, petrol is expected to increase by between 5.29% and 7.30%, which could result in a litre selling at GHC 15.42.
Sentuo Refinery takes delivery of 1 million barrels of jubilee crude for local processing
Private oil refinery firm Sentuo Oil Refinery is expected to receive a significant consignment of crude oil from Ghana’s offshore fields today for local processing.
Ghana’s crude oil production falls for six years, costing billions in lost revenue – IES report
Ghana's crude oil production has declined for six consecutive years, falling by nearly half since its 2019 peak and costing the country billions of dollars in lost revenue, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Security (IES). The analysis, authored by Smith Prosper Boahene and Prince Lumor, describes t...
GRIDCo Board calls on Speaker of Parliament, seeks stronger ties on Energy push
The Board of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has held discussions with the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, as part of efforts to strengthen engagement with key national stakeholders and deepen collaboration on Ghana’s energy infrastructure agenda. The eight-member board paid a courtesy call on the Speaker to brief...
Petroleum Commission hails 7 Eleven Energy Services’ indigenous bolt and nut plant as sign of local content growth
The Director for Economics and Local Content at the Petroleum Commission, Kwaku Boateng, says despite the slow growth of Ghana’s petroleum industry, there are still clear signs of progress in the capacity of indigenous Ghanaian support service providers. According to him, the growing capacity of indigenous Ghanaian com...
BOSTenergies concludes 2026 Health, Safety and Environment Week
BOST Energies Limited Company (BOSTenergies) has concluded its 2026 Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Week with a colourful closing durbar, reaffirming the company's commitment to fostering a strong culture of health, safety, and environmental stewardship across its operations.
Why Ghana’s geology conference could shape Africa’s next mining boom
As the global race for gold, lithium and other critical minerals intensifies, scientists are arguing that Africa’s greatest competitive advantage may lie not only beneath its soil, but in its ability to understand the geology that formed those resources in the first place. That was the central message from leading eart...
Energy Minister backs expansion of Sentuo Refinery
Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has described the delivery of Jubilee crude oil to Sentuo Oil Refinery for local processing as a landmark achievement that will deepen value addition, strengthen energy security, and accelerate Ghana’s industrialisation agenda. Speaking at Sentuo Oil Refin...
NPA boss urges oil marketing firms to prioritise safety over profits
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has cautioned oil marketing companies against prioritising profit at the expense of safety. He emphasised that industry players must invest in robust safety systems and risk prevention measures to safeguard lives, assets, and the env...