Students of the Kumasi Polytechnic in the Ashanti Region have threatened a boycott of lectures over the increasing spate of power outages on campus. The school has been without electricity for nearly a week now which has compelled students to devise different ways of studying at night. Most of them indicate that the situation has … Continue reading
The Ministry of Power says adequate measures have been put in place to avoid a shutdown of electricity generating plants in the country should Nigeria go ahead to cut gas supply to Ghana. Nigeria has threatened to cut gas supply to Ghana by Friday due to unpaid debt of about 182 million dollars; a situation … Continue reading
The Sunon Asogli Power Plant is expected to resume power production as soon as it receives gas supplies from Nigeria. The plant, which produces 180 megawatts (MW) of power, was shut down last Saturday following a strike by workers of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). That led to a reduction in the gas supplied … Continue reading
The Association of Sachet and Packaged water producers have given indications they will increase the cost of sachet water marginally from the current 20 pesewas in June this year. The Chairman of the Association, Mr. Magnus Nuuno in an interview noted that members of the Association have been adversely affected by the recent 9 percent … Continue reading
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the decision by the John Mahama-led National Democratic Congress government to increase the prices of petroleum products, in the midst of the ongoing, crippling energy crisis, as marks of an insensitive government.According to him, at a time when Ghanaians are reeling from the effects of 3 years of ‘dumsor’ … Continue reading
DUMSTOP Past—how strangely swift! It’s a year—mere months in darkness! Months—clipped to weeks! And longest day— hours without our lights! Twenty-four-seven heat and we don’t know when DUM will STOP But oh! How slow the Future; slow to all Of every age and being UG students to pay utility bills? Oh you -urchin leaders Fresh … Continue reading
Barely 4 hours to the much talked about ‘DumsorMustStop’ vigil, the University of Ghana and its surrounding areas have been plunged into darkness. The vigil which is being spearheaded by some Ghanaian celebrities is to protest against the erratic supply of power in the country. Ghana has over the past decade suffered power crisis characterized … Continue reading
Okyeame Kwame has advised Ghana to invest heavily in solar parks to power the nation. According to the Rap Dacta, Ghana is reeling under power crisis because no conscious effort has been made to tap the sun’s energy to power the nation. “We are always told that we are running our power plants on gas. … Continue reading
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