General Electronic To Supply Bridge Power Project Equipment

General Electric (GE) is billed to supply power generation equipment for Ghana’s 400 megawatt (MW) Bridge Power project located at Tema. Upon completion, the 400 MW greenfield project will be Africa’s first Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) fired plant and the largest of its kind on the continent. The project will provide electricity equivalent of up … Read more

General Electric Supports Ghana’s 400MW Power Project

General Electric has announced that it will supply the power generation equipment for the 400MW Bridge Power plant project in Tema, Ghana. The equipment, which will be used in the first phase of the project, will collectively generate 200 MW of power. An additional 200 MW of power will be deployed in stage two of … Read more

Equipment Secured For Africa’s First LPG-Fired Power Plant In Tema

General Electric (GE) announced on Thursday that it will supply the power generation equipment for the Bridge Power plant project in Tema, Ghana. The equipment, which will be used in the first phase of the project, will collectively generate 200 MW of power. An additional 200 MW of power will be deployed in stage two … Read more

GE Profitable Again In Q1; Oil Earnings Fall

Higher power and aviation earnings helped General Electric return to profitability in the first quarter as it announced plans Friday for cost cuts this year and next. But the industrial conglomerate, under pressure from activist Trian Partners to boost profitability, reported lower earnings in the oil and gas business and described conditions in the sector … Read more

GE Profitable Again In Q1; Oil Business Still Weak

General Electric swung back to profitability in the first quarter Friday as its aviation and power businesses scored strong operating profits growth. GE, which suffered a modest loss in the year-ago period due to costs associated with asset sales, reported $619 million in profits in the three months ending March 31. Operating profits growth was … Read more

GE Oil & Gas Opens New Support Base In Takoradi Port

General Electric (GE), a US-based oil and gas company specialized in deep water offshore services in the oil and gas sector has opened its new Sub-Saharan facility at the Takoradi Port in the Western Region. The facility, according to the company will provide support services for its customer operations. In 2015, GE was awarded a … Read more

GE Oil & Gas Opens New Support Base In Takoradi Port [photos]

General Electric (GE), a US based oil and gas company specialized in deep water offshore services in the oil and gas sector has opened its newly Sub Saharan facility at the Takoradi Port in the Western Region. The facility, according to the company will provide support services for its customer operations. In 2015, GE was … Read more

General Electric Opens Oil & Gas Training Facility In Ghana

GE Oil & Gas opened a new facility in Takoradi Port, Ghana on Wednesday, expanding its global footprint and supporting local investment. The company committed to deliver more than 45,000 training hours for Ghanaian personnel over the next five years, as it seeks to build a world-class team locally. The facility, which will be the … Read more

Western Region Economy Slums As Oil Prices Dip; Situation To Improve In 2017

The global fall in prices of crude has slowed down operations of businesses in the oil and gas sector in Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The economic situation in the Western Regional capital improved largely due to the discovery of oil and gas in 2007 as businesses and multinationals flocked to the city. But the sharp downturn in … Read more

Oil and Gas Sector Likely To Improve In 2017

The global fall in prices of crude has slowed down operations of businesses in the oil and gas sector in Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The economic situation in the Western Regional capital improved largely due to the discovery of oil and gas in 2007 as businesses and multinationals flocked to the city. But the sharp downturn in … Read more