Alhaji Aliko Dangote, chairman, Dangote Industries Limited, and Dangote Foundation, is a good advertisement – a poster boy – for wealth and riches; and his recent ranking as the sixth Most kind-hearted Man in the world is clear proof of this. He is evidence that it is good to have wealth, and being wealthy is…
![[South Africa] Township schools win in JSE Investment Challenge](https://i0.wp.com/www.majorwavesenergyreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JSE.jpg?fit=540%2C372&ssl=1 "[South Africa] Township schools win in JSE Investment Challenge 2")
More than 22,000 high school learners and university students have gained a solid understanding of how to invest in the stock market this year through the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment Challenge. This competition, now in its 45 th year, is an ongoing annual competition that enables learners and students to become aware of the fundamentals of…
Nominees for the 2nd edition of the Sustainability & Social Investment Awards, scheduled for November 30, 2018 at the Accra Marriott hotel have been announced. The Sustainability & Social Investment Awards identify and publicly recognize the impact made by companies, CSI/CSR foundations, NGO’s, individuals and other implementing agencies through exemplary success in voluntarily improving the…
As a way of re-enforcing its commitment to sustainability principles and in commemoration of its 10th year of encouraging sustainable environment with community investment, Mary Nnah writes that Access Bank Plc Nigeria, dedicated November 5 to 9 as it’s Sustainability Awareness Week For a whole week, Access Bank performed a series of activities to mark…
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 6 (Reuters) – South African engineering firm Group Five said on Tuesday that construction on its Ghanaian Kpone power plant had been delayed once again due to fuel contamination. The power plant, whose construction begun in 2015 and was due to be completed in 2017, had previously been delayed due to the late…
Africa Oil Week (AOW), the leading event dedicated to the African Oil and Gas industry, came to a successful close after a content-packed conference and exhibition. The leading business and intelligence business platform spread across 5 days saw over 1,500 delegates convene to discuss and showcase opportunities within the industry. Delegates from around the world…
Government has pledged to convert the debts owed it by the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) into equity and support it with funds from the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA) Bond to ensure improved and reliable power supply. Mr Joseph Cudjoe, a Deputy Minister of Energy in charge of Finance and Infrastructure, made this known…
The CEO of the Bui Power Authority (BPA) Fred Oware has revealed that the authority will next week hold talks with Meralco Consortium, the winners of the ECG concession, for a new contract that will ensure that the Bui Power Authority gets paid regularly for the power it supplies to ECG. Currently, ECG owes Bui…
Ghana’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) import project is finally under construction, years after its original inception, with two vessels contracted to store and regasify the fuel by the second quarter of 2020, a project partner said. According to Reuters, China Harbour Engineering Company has already begun construction work on a marina with a Floating Regasification…
The 3rd annual Local Content Conference and Exhibition by the Petroleum Commission for Ghana’s upstream oil and gas industry will hold from November 28 to 30 in the twin-city of Sekondi/Takoradi. The conference, one of the industry’s largest gathering on the local front, will provide players networking and ideas sharing opportunities considered critical for the…