Recent heavy downpours in the Lower Volta area of Ghana led to the worst flooding in the region’s history. The flooding was caused by a spillage (a deliberate release of water) from the Akosombo Dam, ...

President Akufo-Addo’s commiseration visit to communities affected by flooding from the Akosombo dam put him on the back foot in the NDC stronghold. In order to relieve pressure on Ghana’s Akosombo ...

The government has made available GH¢200 million for the resettlement of households in the Tongu areas of the Volta Region affected by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. Totalling 2803 houses, the ...

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has announced plans to transform the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam into a massive power battery reserve as part of efforts to modernise Ghana’s energy infrastructure. The ...

The government will build 2,225 new homes for victims of the Akosombo Dam Spillage to replace those whose houses were destroyed during the spillage in October last year. The figure represents 40 per ...

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has begun key stakeholder consultations over its intention to potentially spill excess water from the Akosombo Dam with an inception meeting with the Volta Regional ...

A five-member committee appointed by President John Mahama, has delivered its report on the 2023 Akosombo Dam spillage, exposing critical lapses in Ghana’s disaster preparedness and response ...

We start off this week’s review with Ghana’s electricity crisis, which started in August 2006, but has seen a considerable improvement almost a year later. Could it be because priests prayed for the ...

Following a widely shared social media video suggesting a large blaze near the Akosombo Dam, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has issued a call for calm. The service assured the public that ...

Zoetic Global's new project will use turbines to generate 100 MW of power from the kinetic energy flowing from the Akosombo Dam. February 2, 2016 Washington-based project developer Zoetic Global has ...

Water levels at Ghana’s Akosombo Lake fell below the minimum level at which the dam is operarable on Friday, raising the threat of power shortages in the West African nation. The water level was ...