Bright Simons, a brilliant social innovator and researcher, has revealed that the contract signed between the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government and the Middle East Resources Investment Group LLC, also known as AMERI Group or AMERI Energy “might be the most outrageous swindle this country has seen in the last decade.” According to the … Read more
Policy think tank Imani Ghana has insisted that not only was the power purchase deal between Ghana and Ameri Energy overpriced, but also overpaid. Below is an article by the think tank on its stance There seem to be so much misunderstanding over a controversial emergency electric power arrangement the previous Ghanaian administration made in … Read more
Due to the growing need for countries to secure power supplies much more quickly than the time it takes for a normal power plant to be completed (anything from 5 to 20 years) an American company called General Electric (GE) has developed “power plants on wheels” or “power plants in a box” that anyone can … Read more
The Vice President of policy think tank IMANI Ghana says the AMERI power deal which cost $510 million of the tax payers money is a collusion by former government officials and officials of AMERI group to “over charge the state.” Kofi Bentil does not understand how the erstwhile National Democratic Congress government paid that much … Read more
The Ex-deputy Power Minister John Jinapor has said the erstwhile National Democratic Congress was on track to clear the energy sector debt which stood at $2 billion just before they handed over power. Jinapor said the Mahama led administration put in place better reforms including the imposition of the energy sector levy as a master … Read more
Ghana Gas Company has reaffirmed that the shutdown of the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah at the Jubilee Field will not affect power supply. The halt is to run for fifteen days, to allow for an interconnection between the Tweneboa, Enyera, Ntomme (TEN) fields and the Jubilee Field for gas exportation to the Ghana Gas Company. The … Read more
The issue of high electricity tariffs has been just as popular as ‘dumsor’ such that the topic is no longer news to Ghanaians. However, the newly sworn in Energy Minister, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko is coming with a new lease of hope. Speaking to The Finder after his swearing in on Friday, Mr. Agyarko gave out … Read more
Ghanaians could have some relief on how much they pay for utility, especially electrify, in the first 100 days of the new administration, the Energy Minister, Mr Boakye Agyarko has hinted. This would be the beginning of the implementation of the many policies in the energy sector aimed at delivering efficiently and bringing respite to … Read more
Power generators and distributors in Ghana have allayed fears the country will return to the regime of blackouts following the shutdown of the Ghana National Gas Company for maintenance. They admitted there will be a generation shortfall of 230MW from the AMERI plant “whose operations depend solely on gas supply from the GNGC.” In a … Read more
Stakeholders in the power sector have put in adequate measures to mitigate the impact of the shortfall in power production arising from the planned shutdown of the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) for maintenance. A joint statement issued by the Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) and the Electricity Company of Ghana … Read more
The Deputy Executive Director of the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is urging the incoming Energy Minister to renegotiate the Ameri and Karpower deals to ensure value for money. Ben Boakye believes the erstwhile National Democratic Congress did not do enough due diligence in conducting a value for money audit in transacting those two … Read more
Tullow Oil has reduced the volume of gas it supply to Atuabo processing plant for the next 21 days, beginning November 1. The action has been influenced critical works on the turret, located on the Jubilee FPSO which will result in Tullow cutting current daily supply by 40 million standard cubic feet of gas. Corporate … Read more
Credible information available to The Finder suggests that an emergency technical challenge has led to a shutdown of the Ameri Plant, leading to a shortage in available power nationwide and a possible return to the unpleasant situation of power rationing. It is learnt that an explosion at the Aboadze Thermal Plant may have caused the … Read more