PEG Africa: The $200 Million Exit That Reshaped Off-Grid Solar—and Ghana’s Role as a Regional Energy Fintech Hub
From a 2013 Accra startup selling solar home systems on layaway to a $200 million…
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Renewable Energy Ghana Ltd: The Unregistered Giant Shaping the Future of West African Power (and Why It Remains Below the Radar)
For analysts tracking West Africa’s energy transition, the name “Renewable Energy Ghana Ltd” (REG) is…
LUKOIL Ghana: The 38% Russian Giant in Waiting—and the $3.5 Billion Question Over the Pecan Field
For over a decade, Russian oil major LUKOIL has held a 38% stake in Ghana‘s…
AKSA Energy Ghana: The Turkish Independent Power Pioneer That Built a 575MW Dual-Fuel Fortress in Ghana‘s Energy Landscape
With a 370MW heavy fuel oil and gas plant in Tema, a new 205MW facility…
Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd: The 560MW Independent Power Pioneer That Shut Down a Nation—and Is Now Betting on Wind, Burkina Faso, and a 1,000MW Future
As Ghana‘s first and largest Independent Power Producer (IPP), with 560MW of thermal capacity, a…
GRIDCo: The 638-Kilometre Backbone That Keeps Ghana‘s Lights On—and the New Chief Engineer Tasked With Holding the Grid Together
With over 638 kilometres of new transmission lines commissioned in 2024, a €8.7 million European…
Gold Fields Pledges $1 Billion Tarkwa Mine Investment to Extend Life, Create Jobs as Lease Renewal Faces Growing Opposition
Gold Fields Ghana has announced a commitment to staggering capital investment of more than $1…
Afreximbank Forecasts Ghana’s Economy to Grow 5.9% in 2026 as Gold Boom and Infrastructure Spending Drive Recovery
Ghana’s economy is projected to expand 5.9% in 2026, its fastest pace in several years,…
Ghana’s AgriConnect Compact Targets $3.5 Billion Agricultural Investment and 2.6 Million Jobs in Five-Year Push to Transform Value Chains
Ghana has set an ambitious target to place agriculture at the centre of its economic…
Volta River Authority (VRA): The 65-Year-Old Giant Caught Between a Hydro Heritage and a Thermal Mandate—and the $600 Million Debt Crisis Tearing It Apart
With a 1,380MW hydro fleet, a $600 million-plus debt to GNPC, a sprawling thermal expansion…