The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has been nominated in three (3) categories for the 2022 edition of the Ghana Energy Awards (GEA). The GEA event comes off on Friday, 25th November 2022. The theme, “Global Decarbonisation, a Just and Equitable Energy Transition in Ghana,” is in step with the Ministry of Energy’s efforts
The 330kV Kumasi-Bolgatanga Transmission Line Project has been formally commissioned by His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at a ceremony at the Anwomaso Sub-Station in the Ashanti Region. The event, held at Anwomaso in the Ashanti region was part of the President’s four (4) day visit to the Ashanti Region, which ended on Wednesday 20th
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Board and Management of the Ghana GRID Company (GRIDCo) and the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company (UETC). The MoU was signed at a debrief and closing session hosted by GRIDCo Board Chairman, Amb. Blay Amihere and Management of a study tour of the UETC Board in Accra
It was the start of a busy week, where GRIDCo’s Board, led by Chairman, Amb. Blay Amihere, and CEO Ing. Ebenezer Essienyi, participated in a joint press conference with the UETCL Board, led by Chairman, Mr. Kwame Ejalu Ejuku together with CEO Michael Tamrewa, and Company Secretary Michael Erone on Tuesday 27th September 2022.
The Board of the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company as part of its week-long benchmarking tour to GRIDCo, engaged Energy Ministry officials. The courtesy call with the Minister was to understand the Energy Ministry’s mandate, and how policies are followed diligently by its sector agencies, as well as insight of the regulator’s work. In his
The Accra Area played host to the 8-member Board of the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) guiding them through a tour of some selected substations of the Area namely, the Kasoa, Pokuase and Achimota Substations. The Ugandan delegation was welcomed on arrival at the Kasoa substation by the Area Manager Ing. Benjamin Ahunu,
GRIDCo’s Board Chairman, Ambassador. Kabral Blay-Amihere, an author and veteran journalist together with fourteen (14) other distinguished personalities, such as Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, were honoured for their significant contribution and activism in support of press freedom in Ghana. The essence of the recognition is to acknowledge efforts made by the fifteen (15)
A six -member joint team from Ghana’s Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC), and The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has toured the System Control Centre of Ghana Grid Company Limited. The Team was led by PURC’s Engineer Vivor Geshon Marlet, Senior Manager at the Energy Directorate Department. He remarked: This visit forms part of a
The Management Team of GRIDCo has received more education on how best to implement the Right to Information (RTI) Law. A delegation from the Right to Information Commission, led by Steven Owusu Esq., Head of Legal, Governance, Regulatory and Research explained key provisions of the RTI Law focusing on the role of the Information Officer,
From September 2022, new utility tariffs come into effect. This follows an upward adjustment of tariffs announced by the PURC on Monday 15th September. Water tariff is set to increase by 21.55% while Electricity goes up by 27.95%. Official tariff communication approved for bulk generation, transmission and distribution entities was communicated directly to entities including
