Africa provides companies with the potential for low-cost, low-carbon oil and gas in largely unexplored areas. But governments across the region hope to be more closely involved in operations, ensuring that they get a significant proportion of the revenues to bolster their economies. One such country is Ghana, which expects an oil boom over the next decade and beyond
Africa provides companies with the potential for low-cost, low-carbon oil and gas in largely unexplored areas. But governments across the region hope to be more closely involved in operations, ensuring that they get a significant proportion of the revenues to bolster their economies. One such country is Ghana, which expects an oil boom over the next decade and beyond.
Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh popularly known as Napo was on on Saturday, July 8, named the overall Africa Role Model in Politics and Governance at the 14th MTN Pulse Africa Role Model Awards held at the Great Hall, KNUST.
Ghana’s quest to add nuclear power to its energy mix is on course and progressing steadily, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has said
The pervasiveness of environmental concerns in today’s world and conversations about sustainability make renewable energy a non-negotiable imperative if the world must reverse its current course.
The government has started the process of developing a comprehensive policy to regulate and protect jobs for Ghanaians in the upstream petroleum sector.
President Akufo-Addo will open the maiden Africa Energy Technology Conference (AETC) in Accra to explore efficient and affordable energy technology towards accelerating the country’s economic growth.
Mr Herbert Krapa, a Deputy Minister of Energy, says the need for Ghana to switch to Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the next few years is not a lifestyle choice but a necessity for survival.
The Overlord of Dagbon, Ya Naa Abukari Mahama II is upbeat about the massive facelift the Northern Region is about to witness as the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) inches closer to drilling an oil and gas exploration well in the Voltaian Basin next year.
It’s been 13 years since Ghana discovered crude oil in commercial quantities but the country continues to experience gas flaring activities by crude oil producing firms.