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ECG Faces Pressure Over Opaque Billing Adjustments, Meter Spend, and Ashanti Outages
Ghana's Electricity Company of Ghana is facing simultaneous pressure over opaque billing adjustments that consumers say amount to overcharging — prompting calls for PURC intervention — equipment and cable failures causing outages in the…
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ECG Faces Pressure Over Opaque Billing Adjustments, Meter Spend, and Ashanti Outages
Latest: Hubtel CEO confirms AI deployment with ECG specifically to identify suspected electricity theft, adding a concrete technology intervention to the ongoing ECG operational pressures story.
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- 2026-10-17Unverified — not yet reviewed
ECG Under Billing and Grid Fire
Ghana's Electricity Company of Ghana is facing simultaneous pressure over opaque billing adjustments that consumers say amount to overcharging — prompting calls for PURC intervention — equipment and…
- 2026-10-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
Canada Grants Ghana GH¢7m Green Fund
Ten Ghanaian institutions have received a GH¢7 million Canadian grant directed at environmental restoration and women's empowerment initiatives. The funding represents an external capital injection…
- 2026-10-12Unverified — not yet reviewed
Stanbic Ghana's Green Campaign
Stanbic Bank Ghana has launched a campaign branded 'Be Powered' targeting the adoption of renewable energy and sustainable mobility in the local market. The initiative is positioned as a push to…
- 2026-10-10Unverified — not yet reviewed
EU Solar Skills Lab Opens
An EU-backed solar training laboratory has opened at Wa Technical Institute in Ghana, with the Special Initiatives Minister urging the institute to enrol more girls in the programme. The facility…
- 2026-10-10Unverified — not yet reviewed
NPA Chief Praised for Stability
Ghana's Energy Minister has publicly commended the NPA CEO for maintaining petroleum market stability amid global shocks. The statement is assessed as a recognition event with limited actionable…
- 2026-10-09Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Regulates EV Charging
Ghana's Energy Commission has initiated a regulatory framework for the country's growing electric vehicle charging sector. The move creates a formal policy structure that startups and investors in…
- 2026-10-09Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Gets $3.5bn Oil Deal
Jubilee and ENI partners have announced $3.5 billion in planned investments in Ghana's oil sector. The commitment signals a positive broader investment climate for Ghana, though direct read-through…
- 2026-10-03Unverified — not yet reviewed
EBID Backs $390m West Africa
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development has approved $390 million for strategic projects across West Africa, with Ghana-specific projects in energy, transport, and climate-smart agriculture…
- 2026-10-03Unverified — not yet reviewed
VRA Flags Liquidity Crisis
Ghana's Volta River Authority has warned that payment delays and accumulated inter-utility debt are threatening its liquidity position, despite recording GH¢8.9 billion in revenue in 2025. The stress…
- 2026-10-02Unverified — not yet reviewed
COMAC Demands Ghana Fuel Deregulation
Ghana's Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) has renewed calls for full deregulation of fuel prices, a freeze on fuel-related taxes, and an allocation of crude oil windfall revenues to support…
- 2026-10-02Unverified — not yet reviewed
Dangote Breaks Ground on Kenya Refinery
Aliko Dangote and Kenyan President Ruto have broken ground on a reported $16 billion refinery project in Kenya, marking a major continental energy infrastructure commitment. The development is…
- 2026-09-27Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Eyes 1,200MW Gas Deal
President Mahama has stated that the government intends to sign a 1,200MW gas power plant deal before the end of 2026, which would make it Ghana's largest such facility. The planned capacity addition…
- 2026-09-27Unverified — not yet reviewed
90 Oti Communities to Get Power
A government electrification project is set to extend power access to 90 communities in Ghana's Oti Region. The expansion is assessed as an indirect enabler of digital inclusion in an area where…
- 2026-09-26Unverified — not yet reviewed
TOR Processes Domestic Sankofa Crude
Tema Oil Refinery has secured 950,000 barrels of Sankofa crude oil from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, marking what is reported as the first time TOR will process domestically produced…
- 2026-09-25Unverified — not yet reviewed
ECG Strike Threat Over PSP
Workers at Ghana's Electricity Company of Ghana have staged street protests over the Private Sector Participation dispute and set 29 September as the date for a nationwide demonstration. The…
- 2026-09-20Unverified — not yet reviewed
GNPC Advances Voltaian Basin Drilling
GNPC Explorco has advanced preparations for onshore drilling in Ghana's Voltaian Basin by constructing a 13.5km access road. The development represents a concrete logistics step in Ghana's energy…
- 2026-09-19Unverified — not yet reviewed
Spiro Scales African EV Push
Kenya's Spiro has entered a partnership with the world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer to accelerate electric mobility deployment across Africa. The development adds continental scale to…
- 2026-09-17Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Gas $500M Pipeline Decision Nears
Ghana Gas's CEO has stated that a decision on a $500 million gas pipeline project is expected early next year. The outcome could affect industrial energy costs relevant to technology infrastructure…
- 2026-09-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
GOIL Fuel Price Deadline Set
GOIL has set a 16 September deadline for a decision on fuel prices in Ghana. The outcome will affect operating costs for startups and businesses across the logistics and transport sectors.
- 2026-09-12Unverified — not yet reviewed
Geely EVs Enter Ghana Market
Japan Motors has unveiled Geely's new electrified vehicle range in Ghana, marking a formal market entry into the country's emerging electric mobility segment. The launch signals growing commercial…
- 2026-09-11TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
IMF Warns on ECG Debt Load
ECG, the company that distributes electricity across southern Ghana, alone accounts for 85% of all state enterprise losses — GH¢71 billion in accumulated liabilities, with financing costs running at…
- 2026-09-11Unverified — not yet reviewed
Oil Hits $105 on Middle East
Global oil prices have surged to $105 per barrel as fears over Middle East escalation intensify, simultaneously raising energy import costs and borrowing pressures. For Ghana, the spike compounds…
- 2026-09-10Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghanaian Nuclear Startup Raises $50M
A floating nuclear energy startup co-founded by a Ghanaian Uber alumnus has raised $50 million in a new funding round, coming just weeks after closing a $10 million pre-seed. The raise is assessed as…
- 2026-09-09Unverified — not yet reviewed
ECG Reform: Not Privatisation
Ghana's Energy Ministry has clarified that the proposed private sector participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana does not constitute privatisation. The distinction adds an official government…