A lack of adequate investment in exploration, production and transmission infrastructure continues to disrupt energy markets growth across Africa, highlighting the need for leading and emerging African hydrocarbon producers to establish ca…
eWAKA (eWAKA.tech), Africa’s new market entrant that is spearheading sustainable mobility options to enhance the region’s economic prospects, today officially launched a green response to Africa’s expanding transportation requirements. eWA…
The government is working assiduously to introduce the first ever battery powered electric buses as well as gas-powered buses for public transport, the Deputy Minister of Transport Hon. Frederick Obeng Adom has announced.
According to…
The government is set to introduce the first ever battery-powered electric and gas-powered buses for the purposes of public transport in the country, Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr Frederick Obeng Adam has announced.
According to hi…
The Ministry of Transport has announced plans to use electric buses in Ghana on a pilot basis as part of measures to decarbonize and contribute toward net-zero emissions.
The Ministry is therefore importing 10 electric b…
About 635 communities in the Upper West Region are yet to be connected to the national grid for electricity supply.
The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, who stated this appealed to the Ministry of Energy to expedite act…
A policy to guide the deployment and scale-up in the production of Electric Vehicles in the country is currently being developed by the Ministry of Transport.
The E-Mobility Policy when completed is expected to guide Ghana's quest to ha…
The USC (https://www.USC.edu) Schwarzenegger Institute hosted 20 Eisenhower Fellows from Africa working to address the challenges of pollution and global warming.
Members of the Eisenhower Fellowships’ Africa Program visited the…
The Ministry of Transport has said it is working assiduously to introduce the first-ever electric and gas-powered buses for public transport in the country.
Mr Frederick Adom Obeng, the Deputy Minister for Transport, who disclosed this,…
"Performance-grade intelligent electric SUV- VOYAH FREE" opened in Europe when it was selling well in the Chinese market for nearly a year. On June 11th, 2022, VOYAH Showroom, located at Klingenberggt, 7 in the center of Oslo, Norway, open…
A former lecturer with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Ghana, Dr Edward Prempeh, has urged mathematics teachers to make the subject very practical for students to understand.
He said this at the AIMS’ first indu…
First up on the oval stage for MSGBC’s second day was NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, following the fruitful dialogues of the previous day with an address centered around the crucial role of local content for MSG…
The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC), has identified three critical issues that should engage the attention of world leaders and participants in this year’s climate change conference being held in Egypt.
The measures, translating amb…
African nations on Tuesday marked a special day on the sidelines of the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) in Egypt, with a common resolve to mobilize internal and external resources to tackle climate change.
The eve…
By NJ Ayuk, Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org)
While the consensus opinion of the western elites may be that oil and gas is a dirty, outdated technology staggering on its last legs, the African Energy Chamb…
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has said an Electric Vehicle Policy is being developed to guide the deployment and upscale of electric vehicles in the country.
To that effect, he said the ministry was preparing to commen…
“Africa is full of potential infrastructure project opportunities in the pipeline. There is a great need and availability of funding to be spent on the continent. We just need to fix that missing link and carry through projects to a financ…
From December 14th to 15th, 2022, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Ecuador's foreign trade departments jointly hosted the 15th China-Latin America Entrepreneurs Summit. Dongfeng Motor (http://www.Dongfeng-global.c…
Energy Capital & Power (ECP) (https://EnergyCapitalPower.com), organizers of West Africa’s premier energy event, the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power Conference & Exhibition (https://bit.ly/3ZsjTmc), is pleased to announce that the third edition of …
For the past 17 years the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report has warned about deeply interconnected global risks. Conflict and geo-economic tensions have triggered a series of deeply interconnected global risks, according to the Wo…
The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) should be expedited as the free trade zone will boost intra-African trade and accelerate industrialization, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Acting Executive Se…
Uber General Manager and African Union Commissioner among latest confirmed speakers
The organisers of Africa's Green Economy Summit, taking place in Cape Town from 22–24 February, have announced that global mobility giant Uber and car m…
Infocus International Group, a global business intelligence provider of strategic information and professional services, has announced the new date for Electric Vehicles & the Grid online workshop which will be commencing live on 15th May…
To meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, the SDGs and Africa’s Agenda 2063, the world must decarbonize its growth models and shift to renewable energy sources, says Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa …
The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) has organized a two-day training programme for civil society organizations (CSOs) and media actors to address the gap in disseminating and engaging the public in Ghana’s energy transition fr…
Green technologies – those used to produce goods and services with smaller carbon footprints – are growing and providing increasing economic opportunities but many developing countries could miss them unless national governments and the in…
BII's first investment to an urban infrastructure fund.
Investment promotes wellbeing in cities through sustainable public infrastructure.
Contributes to low-carbon economies, addresses pollution and reduces the adverse environment…
In Lusaka, Zambia, in response to Vice President Kamala Harris’s call for the private sector to promote and enhance climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation across Africa, the private sector made over $7 billion in new commitments. Ad…
Ram 1500 REV to provide customers the industry's best combination of range, towing, payload and charge time
All-electric, zero-emission Ram 1500 REV to be offered in two choices:
Standard 168 kilowatt-hour battery pack with a t…
THE Energy Commission has so far licensed 14,000 electricians since the inception of the Electrical Wiring Programme (EWP) some10 years ago.
The EWP is a training programme which forms part of the processes through which the com…
THE Volta River Authority (VRA) has initiated plans to diversify its power generation portfolio to reduce its carbon footprint substantially by 2026.
The plan is to enable the authority to develop and operate renewable energy plants…
ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), a developer and operator of world-class industrial ecosystems across Africa, in partnership with the Republic of Sierra Leone, is proud to announce the launch of construction of the SIZ -…
Infocus International Group, a global business intelligence provider of strategic information and professional services, has announced the new date for another round of Electric Vehicles & the Grid online workshop which will be commencing…
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has started receiving applications from exhibitors and companies from around the world to participate in the 25th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) and Dubai Solar Sh…
Mr Lim Jung Taek, the Korean Ambassador to Ghana, says the seamless execution of Korea's economic development plans drove its remarkable economic development.
He said success of the "Saumaul Undong" - a State-led rural development momen…
A day’s stakeholder consultation on draft National Electric Vehicle Policy for the transport sector has been held in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, with a call on Ghanaians to demonstrate strong commitment towards the realisation o…
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.
"It is not so much a lifestyle choice, but a neces…
Mr. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister for Transport has said the sector remains a major source of green gas emissions, slowing down the nation’s effort to achieve the global target of net-zero emissions by 2025.
He said this was due to…
Ghana has developed a draft Electric-Vehicle Policy, to guide the development and upscale of electric vehicles in the country to decarbonise the transport sector.
The development would enable Ghana to achieve net-zero Carbon Dioxide …
Ghana has imported over 17,000 plug-in Electric Vehicles between 2017 and 2021, a senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Ernest Agyemang, has revealed.
According to him, this was a clear indication that Ghana was slowly coming t…
Thirteen staff of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) have been interdicted and three others have had their appointments terminated due to staff indiscipline, the Board Chairman of the authority, Frank Davies, has disclosed.
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The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that the government is working on a policy framework for the use of electric vehicles for public transport in Ghana.
According to Dr Bawumia, electric vehicles will drastically reduce…
About 500 stakeholders in the road transport industry from Ghana and other countries yesterday converged on Accra for the first ever International Driver and Vehicle Innovations Conference (IDVIC).
Organised by the Driver and Vehicle Li…
The economics, viability and sustainability of Africa’s critical minerals and rare earth element (REE) projects were in focus at the Critical Minerals Africa 2023 summit on Wednesday, exploring how investors can take advantage of the minin…
The Senior Advisor to the President, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has said that for Africa to develop its natural resources, expand its economies and improve the living condition of its citizens, it needed to develop a green dense energy technology.
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A statesman and business executive, Sir Sam Esson Jonah, has lauded the government for securing better fiscal terms for Ghana’s first lithium mine compared to those on existing mining contracts.
The former President of AngloGold Ashanti…
The President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Ghana, Mark Amoamah, has charged policymakers to design policies that place human needs at the centre of transportation planning in the country.
He said the imp…
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI opened the 2023 Africa Investment Forum Market Days on Wednesday with a call for Africans to work together to attract the levels of private investment needed to drive the continent’s inclusive development.
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Some Civil Society Organizations, Development Planners and Traditional Authorities, have called on the government to resource Technical Universities to advance research in alternative energy mix as the country plans for a just energy trans…
Shortlist includes engineers from Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda
Fabrics made from fungi grown on human waste, chicken farming tech, recycled plastic roof tiles, and an app-based waste mana…
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