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Ghana : ACCRA: Government provided temporary licenses to 9 entities for investments in power production Projects
Publish Date : 14-May-2013
The Government of Ghana has tendered provisional licenses to nine groups to facilitate investments in projects for producing energy, according to the Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama.
The President has further said that considering the huge demand for power, it is vital to get input from the private sector in order to supplement the endeavors made by the Government to fulfill the rising power needs of the country.
The Ghanaian President has made these observations on Thursday during the launch of a 2MW solar power production facility at Navrongo in Upper East Region (Province).
The production capacity of the US$2 million solar power plant, the maiden in Ghana, will be increased to 2.5 MW later on, and after that, it will be the biggest in the African continent excluding Cape Verde.
The Ghanaian President has stated that the installation of the maiden solar power facility of the country has ushered a new period for this part of Africa.
President Mahama has also stated that considering the dedicated efforts of the Government to alleviate the countrywide problem of power cuts, the customers must try to save energy and reimburse a sensible price to facilitate the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Electricity Company of Ghana to generate additional power to meet the needs.
The Government has so far disbursed over 10,000 solar lamps to communities unserved by the national grid, with plans in place to serve more communities with this facility, according to President Mahama.
The Energy and Petroleum Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has stated that the Ministry has accelerated viability study procedures in order to offer renewable power all over the nation to fulfill the energy demands of the Ghanaians.
The Minister opined, "Our vision to generate 5,000 MW of electricity by 2016 is on course and the only way to achieve that is to diversify into wind and solar power that are more reliable in terms of domestic and industrial consumption."
