Tag: ECG
PURC announces tariff increment for electricity and water effective October 2024
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has approved a 3.02% increment in electricity tariffs and a 1.86% rise in water tariffs for the third...
GRIDCo and ECG apologize for power outages, blame gas shortage
Accra, The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have issued an unreserved apology to the public following intermittent...
Samuel Dubik Mahama Resigns as Managing Director of ECG
Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has officially tendered his resignation.
In a letter addressed to the ECG Board...
VRA Staff Reject Proposed Merger, Cite Energy Security Concerns
Staff groups at the Volta River Authority (VRA) have voiced strong opposition to a draft bill proposing the merger of VRA with the Bui...
Ghana faces power supply disruptions due to gas shortage from Nigeria
The Ghana Grid Company LTD. (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have announced significant power supply interruptions across the country, starting from...
Atta Akyea dismisses NDC’s concerns Over K1TPP relocation as propaganda
Samuel Atta Akyea, the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South and Chairman of the Mines and Energy Committee in Ghana's Parliament, has rejected the...
Privatize VRA, ECG, others to foster industrialization- Otumfour to gov’t
The Asantehene Otumfour Osei Tutu II has urged the government to consider privatizing certain public institutions, such as VRA and ECG, to stimulate industrial...
NAPO’s “dumsor” comments were taken out of context – Energy Ministry
The Ministry of Energy has said that comments by Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh regarding the issuance of a "dumsor" timetable have been deliberately distorted...
Government suspends implementation of 15% VAT on electricity consumption
The Ministry of Finance has directed the suspension of the implementation of the 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumption by residential consumers.
This...
GUTA opposes VAT on electricity charges and emission levy, citing adverse...
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has issued a strong opposition to the proposed implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity charges...
