Center for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy - CEMSE

05/06/2026

Government, through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources as well as the Minerals Commission, needs to fast track the extension of the lease of Gold Fields because any delay in that lease extension is likely going to affect the mining sector of our economy, especially the industrial part… Benjamin Nsiah, Executive Director- CEMSE

Full detail: https://www.citinewsroom.com/2026/06/gold-fields-lease-renewal-delay-could-undermine-fdi-inflows-cemse/

Source:citinewsroom

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02/06/2026

Commercial transport operators are taking advantage of government’s failure to properly regulate the sector... - Benjamin Nsiah (Energy Expert)

20/05/2026

Ghana’s energy sector has come a long way and has undergone significant development and structural changes over recent decades.

Red the full story here: https://cemseafrica.org/new-and-articles/natural-gas-supply-shortfalls

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12/05/2026

Governments since 2016 has committed resources from ESLA proceeds to settle power sector shortfalls and road sector improvement programmes.
However, the energy sector remains in debt today than when ESLA began. The data establishes that ESLA has performed critically well but more structural reforms are needed to reduce the accumulation of new debts and efficient utilisation of proceeds.

Read the full data here:

https://cemseafrica.org/new-and-articles/ghanaians-are-paying-the-bill

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15/04/2026

The Center for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy (CEMSE) in a press statement issued on April 14 2026, proposed a balanced tax cut approach in response to the recent surge in fuel prices in Ghana, driven by global geopolitical tensions.

According to the group, “diesel prices have risen by 63% between February and April, while petrol and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) increased by 36% and 18% respectively, placing pressure on households and businesses”

The Center for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy (CEMSE) in a press statement issued on April 14 2026, proposed a balanced tax cut approach in response to the recent surge in fuel prices in Ghana, driven by global geopolitical tensions.

09/04/2026

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Currently, diesel is priced at $1,189 per metric ton... - Benjamin Nsiah (Energy Analyst)

07/04/2026

Earlier Today on Star FM.

01/04/2026

"While commending PURC for setting a structured and dedicated tariff system, the rate is still higher than what is available in other African Countries". _ Benjamin Nsiah

01/04/2026

At the President engagement with the CSO's on Monday, Our Executive Director, Benjamin Nsiah seeks the Presidents guidance on how possible it will be for the integration of the upstream and downstream of the petroleum sector. A case where Tema Oil Refinery can begin refining our petroleum products here in Ghana.

The President noted that this was an initiative he started in his first term of office and is something he's looking forward to happen in the near future.

10/09/2025

The Reason Utility costs higher in Ghana is because of Inefficiencies and not the argument of Ghanians not paying realistic tariffs.

CEMSE on utilities proposal for tariff increment.