Burkinabe Minister for Energy, Dr. Bachir Ismael Ouadraogo, has held talks with Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, in a bid to deepen economic cooperation between the two countries, especially in the area of gas supply and export of power.
Dr Ouadraogo led a delegation to visit his counterpart, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, in Ghana’s Ministry of Energy, Accra, capital of Ghana.
The purpose of the visit was to discuss Burkina Faso’s energy needs, particularly with respect to its mining sector.
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Some of the key issues raised by Dr. Ouadraogo included tapping into Ghana’s gas reserves, the extension of a pipeline to Burkina Faso and the need to develop a stronger economic partnership between the two countries.
In a Facebook post sighted by energynewsafrica.com, Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku noted in his remarks the need to engage Ghana Gas Company Ltd for discussions of the viability of the proposals raised by the Burkinabe compatriot.
“This means that the Energy Commission, Ghana Gas and the GNPC will have to come together for a technical discussion on the way forward. I also disclosed that the current stringing of power cables as part of effort to upgrade our systems is expected to be completed by the end of August this year and that this should enable us deal much better with the issue of power export,” his post said.
Ghana and Burkina Faso have longstanding warm relations in several areas.
The Minister said, “I am confident that within the power sector, our relationship will soon enter another exciting phase.”
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com