Germany to Provide €20m Grant for Clean Energy in Ghana

The German government, through the GIZ, will provide a €20 million grant to Ghana. This grant…

The Minister Versus Downstream Energy Regulator: Is Zero Influence an Option? (Part 1)

The Regulator is a key actor in the liberalised energy market. The aims of liberalisation are…

NIGERIA: Lagos State Plans to Establish Electricity Market

LASG plans to establish an electricity market To boost electricity supply in Nigeria’s commercial hub The…

DFC Launches Call for Applications for Clean Off-Grid Energy Financing

The DFC has launched a call for expressions of interest to finance green off-grid energy providers…

Shoot First, Think Later: The Gas Supply Debacle

Electricity generation in Nigeria has suffered many challenges, from poor infrastructure to gas constraint to water…

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS Holds Workshop on Energy Data Collation

Workshop in line with Energy Policy To collate energy data from member countries Data to form…

Off Hurrays and Catastrophic Failures

Nigeria has, in recent weeks been inundated with announcements detailing the actualisation of new peak generation…

GHANA: Constant Tariff Increase Promotes Inefficiency – IES

IES alleges calls for increment in tariff prices The increment to increase revenue for GRIDCo, ECG…

The Electricity Metering Blame Game

Electricity metering has been one of the major bottlenecks in the Nigerian power sector for decades.…

GHANA: ECG Loses Billions to Illegal Connections

A study conducted by ACEP shows losses to illegal connections GH¢1.3 billion lost annually to illegal…