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Electric cooking can be cheaper than gas cooking in Ghana

2000W electric cookers use about 2 units (kWh) per hour if operated at full power for an entire hour. Each unit of electricity costs between GHS0.44001825 and GHS1.630375775. Both are tax inclusive. GHS0.44001825 is specifically for Residential accounts that need 30 units or fewer a month. So, in a 30-day month, that's about 30 minutes of a 2000W electric stove at full power, without lighting and without phones being charged.  If 30.1 units are accidentally used, there will either be a bill of about +GHS23.55 or there will be a disconnection.  Starting from 30, the next 270 units are GHS0.9349431 each. If not eligible for Lifeline (a discount), the first 30 units are then also GHS0.9349431 each. If the first 30 units were initially sold for GHS0.44001825 each, the new price is billed. In addition to the cost of electricity itself, there is an additional monthly fee. The Residential monthly fee is GHS2.13 if eligible for a discount, else it is GHS10.730886. The Non-Residential ...

Glo Ghana can be faster than MTN and Vodafone

 MTN Speed Test: Vodafone Speed Test: Glo Speed Test: Now why did that happen? 1. Interference. "Interference" sounds evil, but in this case it is not the evil type. Instead, it just happens naturally. Licensed transmitters interfere with one another, which can really be a problem if there are many cell sites. 2. Sharing. Sharing is caring, and sharing 4G is no exception. It would not make sense to wait for everyone else to disconnect once they're done using 4G, so, everyone in the area shares. 3. Signal Strength - mostly for MTN. There may be other reasons but there is not enough data to analyze at the moment. 620 01 is MTN. SINR: -9 = Significant interference, SINR: -3 = Interference, RSRQ: -18 = Interference, RSRP: -112 = weak signal. 620 02 is Vodafone. RSRQ: -15 = Sharing, SINR: -2 = Interference. The SINR remains similar in the IDLE state. 620 03/10762 is Tigo. The Glo SIM gets a cell site associated with Tigo. Also, the ISP is detected as Zain. So, similar results ...