The Ministry of Energy is currently in the process of developing a Gas Bill and intends to submit it to Parliament for approval, this year. The bill, when approved is expected to provide a transparent regulatory framework for the gas industry, and also address the infrastructure requirements of the sector. It is also expected to … Read more
The Ministry of Energy is developing a Gas policy and other regulations that it hopes Parliament will pass before the close of year to provide transparency in the emerging gas sector, a Parliamentary select-committee on Mines and Energy’s report has revealed. According to the Committee’s report, one of the key performance targets by the Ministry … Read more
The approval of a Gas Master Plan by Cabinet would address the country’s infrastructure gaps and clarify areas of priority in the power sector, Mr Emmanuel Kofi Armah-Buah, Minister of Petroleum has said. Mr Armah-Buah said the Ministry has begun work on the development of a Gas Policy and a Gas Act that would provide … Read more
Former Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Herbert Kwadwo Amponsah Mensah says the newly appointed Executive Chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Dr. Kwame Kyei Baffour should be prepared to raise his own funds to run the club. Dr. Kwame Kyei Baffour, a business mogul was over the weekend given a three year mandate to … Read more
Life Patron of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has handed Kwame Kyei a three-year mandate to run the affairs of the club. A statement signed by the Chief of Staff of Manhyia Palace, Kofi Badu said the renowned businessman will “Constitute a new administration” for the club. This comes just two days after … Read more
Ghana has begun supplying gasoline and gas oil to the landlocked countries of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali from the Bolgatanga Petroleum Depot. The state-owned Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) Limited is also supplying petroleum products from the depot to Benin and Nigeria. The Minister of Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, who made … Read more
As work on the Gye Nyame Sankofa field reaches 54 percent, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has assured that it will work the with the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to help generate money to refinance the loans used by government as a partner in the project. The Sankofa field is estimated to hold … Read more
Ghanaian politicians should be candid and acknowledge originators of ideas they pick for their campaigns, Dr Richard Amoako Baah, a lecturer in political science at the Kwame Nkrumah University and Science has admonished. His comments come in the wake of accusations and counter-accusations between the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday went to town, almost stripping President John Mahama and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) naked regarding their failed promises. This was when the NPP Communications Director, Nana Akomea, addressed a press conference in Accra to respond to fresh promises by President Mahama when highlighting the NDC’s yet-to-be-launched … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party has accused flagbearer of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) President John Mahama of only repeating promises the party made in its 2008 manifesto. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, the Communications Director of the party, Nana Akomea, also accused the NDC of “stealing” ideas from the NPP’s … Read more
The New Patriotic Party, after studying the highlights of the ruling party’s manifesto, has accused the President of the Republic of being empty on ideas to develop Ghana. Instead, the President steals ideas from his political opponents only to be found wanting when it comes to implementing them. The NPP has further said President Mahama … Read more
It’s a pleasure to be here in your company and to be given the opportunity to share some thoughts on Ghana’s development goals, especially as they pertain to investment opportunities. I learned my first and most important lesson on investments quite early in my youth. I was in secondary school when a mate approached me … Read more