Interviews
Salma Okonkwo – An African Power & Energy Elites personality
Salma Okonkwo is founder and CEO of Blue Power Energy in Ghana. She is featured as a leader in The African Power & Energy Elites 2021.
Finance and Policy
Ghana: Energy Sector Recovery Programme saves country $5 billion
Ghana’s recently established Energy Sector Recovery Programme is starting to pay dividends, with the announcement that it has so far saved the country’s energy sector $5billion.
Smart Technologies
Electricity Company of Ghana to use drones for network inspections
The Electricity Company of Ghana has deployed 15 drones to conduct routine inspections on its networks and verify the completion of works.
Smart Technologies
Ghana making strides in closing the digital gender divide
Catching up with the digital world, a substantial number of women are using the internet in Ghana in comparison to men.
Generation
Ghana re-examines gas supply agreement with Cenpower
Cenpower, a major power producer in Ghana signed a gas supply agreement (GSA) with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation.
Water
Ghana lands $125m to improve water supply and sanitation services
Ghana has secured $125 million from the World Bank for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Sanitation and Water Project.
Finance and Policy
Ghana starts renegotiating existing power purchase agreements
The Ghana Ministry of Finance and CENIT Energy Limited (CEL) have agreed to amend their power purchase agreement (PPA), opening a new chapter on the country's electrification journey.
Business and markets
Ghana selected as the headquarters of the AfCFTA
Ghana has been selected as the venue for the headquarters of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to commence trading from 1 January 2021.
Renewable energy
Wind plans for Ghana gaining momentum
Swiss engineering company NEK has announced its plans to generate 1,000MW of electricity from several wind farms in Ghana.
Solar
Free solar power leasing service revives SMEs in Kenya and Ghana
REDAVIA has created a new concessionary solar power programme, the COVID-19 Resilience Lease, to support Ghanaian and Kenyan businesses.
Transmission and Distribution
Siemens and GRIDCo to address Ghana’s energy challenges
Siemens has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Ghana to address the country’s energy and infrastructure challenges.
Renewable energy
The Big 5 – Africa’s fastest growing solar energy markets
According to IRENA, last year’s solar energy growth was primarily driven by five specific countries: Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and Ghana.
