COP31 Leaders Push Electrification to Tackle Global Energy Crisis
By Faustina Dagadu Leaders of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) have called for an accelerated global shift towards electrification and clean energy, describing it as a critical response to rising fossil fuel costs, energy insecurity and the worsening climate crisis. They said expanding electricity use across transport, buildings and industry would help countries reduce their dependence on…
Ashigbey: Ghana Must Maximise Returns from Gold Fields Tarkwa Lease Renewal
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, has called on the Government of Ghana to renew Gold Fields’ mining leases for the Tarkwa Mine, but has stressed that the extension must be negotiated on terms that deliver greater benefits to the country. His position comes amid growing public debate over the value Ghana has…
Chamber of Mines CEO Rejects Claim Gold Fields Acquired Tarkwa Mine for $30,000
Kenneth Ashigbey disputes Kofi Bentil’s claim that Gold Fields acquired Tarkwa Mine for just US$30,000, citing additional payments, multiple leases and substantial investments that transformed the formerly loss-making underground operation. The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, has challenged claims by lawyer Kofi Bentil that Gold Fields acquired the Tarkwa Mine for a mere…
