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Government to revamp power generation to 4,000
megawatts
Tema, Sept. 19 Sept. Ghanadot/GNA- The Minister of Energy,
Felix Owusu Agyepong on Friday reassured Ghanaian that
government’s decision to produce about 4,000 power megawatts
in the near future is no fluke since all measures are being
put in place to make it a reality.
“Many companies are springing up in the country and also the
government has it in mind to revamp VALCO and this is the
more reason why this amount of power must be produce”, he
said.
Speaking to newsmen during a visit to some Independent Power
Producers to access their work, he noted that currently
about 2000 energy megawatts are produced and expressed
government’s satisfaction with the energy situation in the
country as of now.
Owura Sarfo, Chief Executive Officer of the Volta River
Authority said the VRA was aware of the crucial role that
energy played in the economy of the country and would ensure
that VRA played its part effectively.
He pointed out that the water inflow at the Akosombo Dam was
satisfactory and that the VRA had put an 80 power megawatts
plant sponsored by gold mining companies in the country on
stand by in case any thing should go wrong with energy
production.
Mr. Ebow Essandoh, Executive Chairman of Gecad Group, an
engineering procurement and construction firm working for
the VRA said it had built a 126 megawatts plant and that
very soon another 126 megawatts plant would be constructed.
“The waste energy from the two power plants would be
generated to build another plant”, he added.
He noted that in three years time the Kpone Thermal Plant
would also be able to generate 750 power megawatts to
support the energy generation in the country.
He noted that running the plants on diesel and oil was very
expensive as compared to gas which the nation was waiting on
Nigeria to produce through the West African Gas Pipeline
initiative.
Alston Power and Siemens Athol had all been contracted by
the government to produce 220 and 50 megawatts of energy
respectively.
GNA
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