VRA Staff Want CEO Fired Over Plans To Cede T3 Plant To AMERI

Some workers of the Volta River Authority (VRA), have indicated they want the Chief Executive of Authority, Kirk Coffie, sacked, citing administrative incompetence and conflict of interest. The group, calling itself Legitimate Stakeholders, says the management of the VRA has failed to protect the interest and survival of the authority in the attempted takeover of … Read more

Power Minister Engages VRA Management, Staff Over Agitation

The Power Ministry is expected to engage the management and staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Thursday. Deputy Power Minister, John Jinapor, says the meeting will afford the Ministry opportunity to address the concerns of the staff regarding the decision to cede three assets of VRA to a private company. “We are [expected] to … Read more

AMERI ‘Swallows’ VRA

Agitated staff of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have protested against government’s decision to cede three assets of the power generating company to external parties. The assets, which include the T3 plant in the Aboadze thermal enclave, MRP at the Tema Thermal Power station and a parcel of land at the Kpone Thermal Power Station, … Read more

Agreement to Cede VRA Assets to AMERI, Others Suspended

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

Vodafone Ghana Hands over Ghana Telecom University

Telecom giant, Vodafone, has handed over 18 of its key assets to the Ghanaian government. Among the prime properties transferred to state included the Ghana Telecom University, sited in Accra. In a statement to announce the transaction, Vodafone said “Notwithstanding the fact that these are assets legally acquired and paid for under the Ghana Telecommunications … Read more