Ghana has launched its first open bid for oil and gas leases, a move aimed at attracting international energy investors to the country’s upstream market.
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Momentum in Ghana’s hydrocarbons industry is increasing, with a new offshore field entering production, and the prospect of more oil and gas leases to be offered for exploration.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Jonathan Amoako-Baah, CEO, Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo): Interview from The Report: Ghana 2018
Articles & Analysis | New oil and gas projects to increase energy production in Ghana from The Report: Ghana 2018
Large quantities of commercially viable oil were first discovered in Ghana in 2007. With production starting in 2011, the wealth and potential of these resources has helped the country leverage a spike in headline GDP growth and inbound investment. However, in recent years the economy has suffered alongside other oil-producing nations as...
Articles & Analysis | Ghana to use local natural gas to fuel new thermal power generation projects from The Report: Ghana 2018
With local output fuelling new thermal power generation projects, natural gas production and distribution is crucial to efforts to reduce power shortages. As projected in the 2015 Gas Master Plan and the 2016 energy outlook published by the Energy Commission, power provision is expected to constitute over 80% of total gas demand from 2015 to...
Articles & Analysis | Independent power producers play larger role in Ghana's energy generation capacity from The Report: Ghana 2018
The participation of independent power producers (IPPs) in Ghana has continued to grow since the thermal Takoradi Power Station was first built in Aboadze in 2004. Indeed, IPPs are quickly catching up to public generation in terms of capacity. As of October 2017, the power capacity that is provided by IPPs and non-state-run power plants in...