An ambitious programme to hike electricity generation has been launched in Ghana to help alleviate the frequency of blackouts, with a particular focus on expanding the role of the private sector.
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Economic update | Ghana tackles power crisis
26 Mar 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Kwesi Botchwey, Chairman, Ghana National Gas Company from The Report: Ghana 2014
To what extent will the Ghana gas project impact the role of Atuabo in the local energy industry?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Kirk Koffi, CEO, Volta River Authority from The Report: Ghana 2014
Articles & Analysis | New finds of shale oil and gas may mean a different picture for the global energy industry from The Report: Ghana 2014
The single largest structural shift in the last decade in global energy markets – emerging output of shale gas and oil in the US – is having a clear effect on African oil producers. A growing reliance on African exporters in the early part of the millennium, reaching a peak of 20.34% of US oil imports in 2007, has sharply reversed as newly accessible domestic sources of...
Articles & Analysis | Rich in natural resources, the country is working to expand and diversify its power supply from The Report: Ghana 2014
As with any rapidly expanding economy, Ghana’s high GDP growth rates have gone hand-in-hand with increased industrial and household consumption, which in turn has pushed up demand for key utilities infrastructure, including water, power and sanitation. While its electricity provision ranks ahead of many of its regional peers, the country is expending significant amounts of...
Articles & Analysis | A new gas processing plant will provide feedstock and boost efficiency from The Report: Ghana 2014
Targeted to start running by the end of 2014, the Atuabo gas processing plant (GPP) is arguably Ghana’s most anticipated energy project. Once up and running, the project will provide a much-needed source of natural gas feedstock for the country’s power plants – a requirement thrown into relief following the disruptions experienced by the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) in...