The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has admonished the Akufo-Addo-led government to prioritise solutions for problems in the energy sector, which has the potential of damaging its developmental plans. “The challenges of the energy sector are many, with alarming signals that could derail the national economy into distress for a very long time,” Deputy … Read more
The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has asked the incoming Akufo-Addo administration to prioritize addressing the financial challenges within the country’s power sector. ACEP contends that if the financial challenges with firms like VRA are not decisively dealt with, the country’s power sector may face grave challenges going forward. The Mahama administration battled a … Read more
The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has asked the incoming Akufo Addo administration to prioritize addressing the financial challenges within the country’s power sector. ACEP contends that if the financial challenges with firms like VRA are not decisively dealt with, the country’s power sector may face grave challenges going forward. The Mahama administration battled … Read more
The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), wants political parties seeking to establish new oil refineries to be cautious, describing the decision as defeating economic principles with the current performance of the state’s oil refinery. The caution comes on the back of continuous monitoring of manifestoes of political parties on developing the country’s petroleum sector … Read more
The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) says that the energy sector outlook for 2017 presents significant levels of uncertainty, urging political parties to clearly demonstrate how they intend to confront the challenge ahead. Executive Director of ACEP, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, who made this known said the ACEP’s Citizens Energy Manifesto programme, said unfortunately … Read more
The African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has commended the National Petroleum in Authority (NPA) for preliminary steps taken to improve the fuel standards in the country although it is calling for a stricter standard. Last month, major oil marketing companies were exposed as flooding the country with toxic diesel. The Authority on Monday revised … Read more
The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) wants the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to further review downwards, its maximum sulphur content requirement for diesel products imported into the country. “The announcement that the standards have been reduced to 500 ppm is not satisfactory the reason being that importers can still import diesel with Ultra sulphur … Read more
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPECGH)will today petition President John Dramani Mahama to come out with new policies aimed at reducing sulphur content in imported diesel from 3,000 parts per million(ppm) to 10 ppm. A recent study conducted by Swiss NGO Eagle Eye , in collaboration with ACEP revealed that imported diesel from Europe … Read more
Energy policy think tank, Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has told Citi Business News that thousands of Ghanaians lose their lives every year, because they inhale fumes from dirty diesel. ACEP’s Deputy Executive Director, Benjamin Boakye, says ‘people are dying because we import this dirty fuel. World Bank estimates that 17, 500 people die … Read more
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has called on African governments to immediately take steps to tighten regulations to stop commodity traders from trading the health of hardworking citizens for profit. It also urged oil traders to respect the right of African citizens to good health and deliver quality fuel which they deliver to … Read more
Energy think tank, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), says the passage of the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act 2016 by Parliament is welcome news for the oil and gas sector. However, ACEP says absence of punitive actions for conflict of interest by public officials blots the impecable work by Parliament. “We are however … Read more
Africa Centre for Energy Policy has called on government to reconsider its decision to cede the Takoradi 3 Thermal Plant to AMERI. “We recognize the efforts of VRA and its Engineers over the past five years of erratic power shortage, and the least government could do is take a decision that weakens the Authority.” Below … Read more
The Power Ministry has suspended agreement with three external parties over some assets of the Volta River Authority (VRA) Thursday. The decision was arrived at after a meeting between the Ministry and staff of the nation’s power generator ended in deadlock. Narrating the event to Joy News, Head of Corporate Communications at VRA, Gertrude Koomson, … Read more