ACEP

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has charged regulators of Ghana’s mining industry to implement international best mining practices in the award of contracts to ensure accountability in the extractives sector. Stakeholders in the extractive sector have constantly complained about contract agreements awarded to companies and the ineffective monitoring of the agreements. ACEP has over the years, been calling for a review of existing petroleum agreements and appropriate sanctions for defaulters of the law. But with the recent launch of a new Contracts Monitor Platform, which is an online tool to digitally track all petroleum agreements in the country,…

NDC Cannot Scrap Agyapa Minerals Royalties Deal – Benjamin Boakye The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), says the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s decision to dismiss the Agyapa Minerals Royalties agreement when voted into power is wrong. Benjamin Boakye said it will only increase the risks associated with the deal. His comment follows threats by the flagbearer of the party, John Mahama, that his next administration will not respect the deal. But speaking on Prime Morning Wednesday, Mr Boakye said it will rather be in the interest of the NDC administration to engage stakeholders on the…