Boakye Agyarko

Host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, Paul Adom-Otchere has chastised Former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko over what he describes as "bad campaign strategy" towards his aim to become the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and…
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Aggrieved workers of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) are expected to meet their management today (Monday February 5) over plans to build a new refinery. The Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko last week announced that government in partnership…
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The Minister of Energy Boakye Agyarko has disclosed that government is planning on building a new oil refinery at the cost of $4 billion. The new refinery, according to the Minister, is expected to produce about 150,000 barrels of oil…
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The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) has urged government to be cautious in the proposed reduction in electricity tariffs. Government in its 2018 budget announced that it will reduce electricity tariffs to bring relief to businesses…
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The Minister of Energy Boakye Agarko has stated that his outfit will ensure continuous and sustainable supply of electricity in 2018. To this end the ministry has inaugurated the Electricity Market Oversight Panel (EMOP). The eleven…
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Ghana has recorded 53% growth in Crude oil production in the half quarter this year as compared to the 11,440,129 barrels produced last year. A report from the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) indicates that the…
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Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko has disclosed that individuals are no longer allowed to lift contaminated fuel from Ghana’s Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST). This, according to the Minister is part of an interim measure…
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Government has cancelled 11 Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with a combined capacity of 2,808 megawatts of power at a cost of at $402.39 million. The cancellation of the agreements which were entered into with some power producing firms…
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The government says its review of all public-private agreements (PPAs) signed by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for conventional thermal power projects has saved the country from losing $7.217 billion. Answering questions in…
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An Accra High Court has set October 31 to deliver its ruling on a motion for interlocutory injunction challenging moves by the government to hand over the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to a concessionaire. The…
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