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  • Energy in Ghana Moving from hydro to a hybrid power generation system

    GHANA, 2017/07/02 In this interview with Upper Reach, Fred Oware, CEO of Bui Power Authority, discusses the opportunities and challenges in Ghana’s energy sector and the contribution of the Bui Power Authority to the country’s generation capacity We recently sat with Minister of Energy who said that the West African power pool had been struggling and that with energy request increasing in the region it was imperative that nations share its resources. In your opinion, where is better integration and cooperation needed between Ecowas members and what is the potential for the West African Power Pool (WAPP) to address the power supply deficiency in the region?
  • Energy in Ghana Tackling the ‘dumsor’ crisis

    GHANA, 2017/07/02 President Nana Akufo-Addo came to power in January with a number of significant economic challenges to address – amongst them is Ghana’s power crisis, known locally as ‘dumsor’ (a term used to describe the persistent, irregular and unpredictable electric power outages). In 2015, the IMF called the energy crisis the “single-most significant risk” to Ghana putting its economy back on the path to robust economic increase, which it was enjoying up until 2014, at the same time as the commodities crisis took hold. GDP increase has slowed dramatically from the highs of 14 % in 2011, to 3.5 % in 2016. Increase in Q1 of 2017 accelerated to 6.6 % – a sign that things are moving in the right direction. But to maintain high-increase levels, it is estimated that Ghana must add an additional 2,000 MW to its generation capacity over the next five years.
  • Myanmar expands electricity access through small grids

    MYANMAR, 2017/07/01 Investment in off-grid solutions is increasing in Myanmar, as the country seeks to boost connectivity and move towards providing universal access to electricity within 15 years. In mid-May the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation announced it was accelerating its programme for off-grid power projects in rural areas. Under these plans, 10 villages will be linked to standalone power sources as part of a pilot programme to improve connectivity in remote regions.
  • Papua New Guinea taps renewables and gas to satisfy growing energy demand

    PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 2017/06/25 Rising request and a need to boost connectivity to the national grid are driving rapid expansion in Papua New Guinea’s electricity sector, with a range of sources tapped to meet the government’s power access targets. Currently, PNG has less than 600 MW of installed generation capacity, according to the Department of National Enterprises, and frequent outages due to spikes in request mean the existing grid is consistently under pressure. On top of this, much of the country lacks access to electricity – particularly in rural areas – hindering economic increase.
  • How to boost private sector investment in Africa’s electricity infrastructure

    BOTSWANA, 2017/06/15 A new World Bank statement has called for increased private sector investment in Africa’s under-developed electricity transmission infrastructure, a vital ingredient for reaching Africa’s energy goals. The statement which was made available to the Ghana News Agency on Thursday by the World Bank indicated that Africa lags behind the rest of the world at the same time as it comes to electricity, with just 35 % of the people with access to power and a generation capacity of only 100 GW. According to the statement those who do have power typically consume relatively little, face frequent outages and pay high prices.
  • Africa among continents with faster electrification growth rates as more people have access globally

    WORLD, 2017/06/15 The number of people with access to electricity around the world has increased, according to a briefing paper by the US Energy Data Government (EIA). The EUA indicates that the rate of electrification grew the fastest from 1994 to 2014 in Africa, the Middle East, and South and Southeast Asia. “Investments to increase electricity access have significant implications for economic development and quality of life inclunding the energy consumption and energy-related emissions for each country,” it adds.
  • Finance Minister On Power Sector In Budget Speech,Abul Maal Abdul Muhith

    BANGLADESH, 2017/06/15 Finance Minister AMA Muhit in his budget speech said that, the country’s electricity generation capacity has raised while load-shedding was lessened. Already 80 percent of the countrymen has access to electricity, rest 20 percent will get access to electricity within the year of 2021. Country’s dependency on quick rental power plants will also start to decrease after 2018, he added.
  • Roopur NPP Gets Highest Allocation, Lowest Rampal

    BANGLADESH, 2017/06/15 The Nuclear Power Plant Project of Rooppur has got the highest budget allocation of 100 thousand and 136 crore taka as a development project of the government in the proposed budget for the fiscal year of 2017-18. According to the proposed budget, 10 mega top-priority projects of the government has got a total allocation of 32 thousand and 531 crore taka which is 21.21 % of the total Annual Development Programme (ADP).
  • Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Bill, 2017 Places In JS

    BANGLADESH, 2017/06/15 Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Bill, 2017 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad today to facilitating peaceful use of nuclear power.
  • EU Gives Tanzania U.S.$200 Million to Develop Energy Sector

    EUROPEAN UNION, 2017/06/06 The European Union, through the Energy for Increase and Sustainable Development programme, has given Tanzania €180 million ($200 million) to develop its energy sector. The bloc, working with the German Development Bank (KfW) and the French Agency for Improvment(AFD), is funding a €42 million ($47 million) electrification project in northwestern Tanzania, covering the Kagera, Geita and Kigoma Regions.