A wind farm with a capacity of 225MW is to be built in Ghana. The Ayitepa wind farm is expected to provide up to 5% of the country’s electricity demand. The total investment on the project is around $525 million (£336m). Irish company Mainstream Renewable Power has signed the Grid Connection Agreement for the project. Liam […]

A record investment of $700 million (£449m) has been approved for an energy project in Ghana. The World Bank believes the Sankofa Gas Project is “transformational” and will help address the nation’s serious energy shortages. A combination of water shortages for hydropower, erratic gas supplies from external sources and delays in the development of domestic […]

The oil sector in Ghana is getting a boost, thanks to a $16 million (£10.08m) fund. The International Finance Corporation – a member of the World Bank – and the OPEC Fund for International Development are providing $8 million (£5.04m) each. Ghanaian oil company Quantum Oil Terminal Limited is developing an offshore facility which will […]

Ghana’s energy sector will be one of the biggest benefactors from a huge IMF loan. The IMF (International Monetary Fund) board have approved a $918 million (£620m) loan to support Ghana’s growth and create jobs, including support for the oil and gas and electricity sectors. The Ghanaian government predicts a spurt in economic growth to […]

A Dublin-based renewable energy company has bought a $525 million (£322m) wind farm project in Ghana. Mainstream Renewable Power said it struck a deal for the planned 225MW Ayitepa project with Switzerland’s NEK Umwelttechnik. It is expected to be the largest utility-scale wind farm in Ghana and produce around 10% of the nation’s electricity generation […]

  You can have all the qualifications in the world – but unless you know the right people you may be hard pressed to get a job in the oil and gas industry. That’s the fear of one graduate who believes many young people like himself “struggle” to break into the business despite a looming […]

Ghana has banned imports of second hand fridges in an attempt to curb pollution. The West African nation reportedly wants to put a tighter leash on energy use and stop the release of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which were commonly used in old refrigerators. A majority of fridges made before an American and European ban on the […]

A UK renewable company has been chosen to build Africa’s largest solar power plant. The 155MW Nzema plant in Ghana, which will have more than 630,000 solar panels, is also believed to be one of the biggest in the world as Blue Energy claims only three solar plants currently in operation are bigger. It is […]

Philips has pledged to put 100 solar-powered “light centres” in rural African communities by 2015. Some 1.6 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity. Philips says the idea is to create areas of light for communities which live without electricity and giving people more opportunities for sports like football and other activities including healthcare, […]

Biomass maker and trader Africa Renewables (AfriRen) has signed a five year deal to supply Danish utility group Verdo with biomass from their Ghana project. AfriRen creates its biomass with woodchips made from redundant rubber trees in Ghana that are cut in order to prepare for replanting. AfriRen estimates it will provide 750,000 metric tonnes […]