Tag: energy sector

Energy Sector Accounts for 86% of Public Financial Irregularities in 2024 Audit

The recent 2.45% increase in electricity tariffs by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has been met with stern criticism from the West African Regional Director of CUTS International, Appiah ...

Dr. Theo Acheampong says Ghana may soon reinstate the suspended GHS 1 per litre energy levy ...

The Minister of State in Charge of Government’s Communications, Hon. Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has offered an unequivocal assurance regarding the judicious application of the recently introduced fuel levy.  Recognising the ...

Lawyer Andrew Appiah Danquah has described the new GHS 1.00 fuel tax introduced by the government as a necessary but deeply painful measure, warning that Ghanaians have no choice but ...

President Mahama signs the Energy Sector Levy Amendment Act into law, introducing a GH¢1 fuel levy to clear energy sector debts...

ADI supports Ghana’s new GH¢1 Energy Sector Levy, arguing it is necessary to stabilize the country’s electricity sector...

The recently introduced fuel levy by the Mahama administration has drawn sharp criticism from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), with the party’s Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, accusing the government ...

The government’s decision to introduce a new fuel levy under the Energy Sector Levy Amendment Bill 2025 has ignited widespread controversy, with legal analyst Richard Dela Sky warning that the ...

The National Economic Dialogue Planning Committee, chaired by renowned economist and statesman Dr. Ishmael Yamson, has presented its final report to President John Dramani Mahama at the Jubilee House.  The ...