President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana, says government has invested a lot in the energy sector because it holds the key to national development.
Speaking at the official commissioning of the Bui Power Project in
the Brong Ahafo Region, the President appealed to the private sector to
complement government’s effort in boosting the country’s energy needs.
The President revealed that some private power producers “have lined
up to sign power purchase agreement to supply power into the national
power grid under independent power producer agreement.”
The Energy Ministry according to President Mahama has been directed
to fast track work on the various mini hydro projects because the early
completion of these projects “will deliver another 200 megawatts of
clean hydro-power into our generation system.”
In the area of solar power, the Volta River Authority (VRA) is said
to have commenced feeding in solar power into Ghana’s transmission grid
from the Navrongo solar power plant.
The Bui Power Project which started in October 2007 is expected to add 400 megawatts of power to the national grid.
In a related development, the Energy and Petroleum Minister, Emmanuel
Armah Kofi Buah announced some major expansions works that the Ministry
will embark on to ensure effective functioning of the nation’s power
system.
He pledged the commitment of his Ministry to “expand the distribution infrastructure to improve our electricity distribution.”
Present at the ceremony was former President John Kufuor and other government officials.
[ENERGY MIX REPORT]
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