Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, on Tuesday, inspected the biggest Bulk Supply Point (BSP) which is currently under construction at Pokuase, a suburb of Accra, capital of Ghana.
The project, which is 97 percent complete, would hold 580 Megawatts of power and help address the current low voltage being experienced at Kwabenya, Ofankor, Legon, Nsawam, Anyah, Adenta and other parts of Accra.
The US$60 million project is being funded by the United States Government through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) under the Ghana Power Compact II Agency.
The project is being implemented by the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) with Spanish electrical company, Elecnor SA, as the contractor.
While several locals have been given direct jobs, the contractor has also spent over US$2 million on corporate social responsibility projects such as road construction and donations to health facilities within the catchment areas.
Over US$10 million had also been spent on local sub-contractors for undertaking some aspects of the project in compliance with the local content policy directives.
Electricity in Kwabenya and other parts of Accra is expected to be curtailed from May 10 to 17, this year, to allow GRIDCo to energise the Pokuase BSP.
This would be followed with official commissioning of the facility on May 31, 2021.
Speaking to the media, Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh called on Ghanaians to bear with the situation, stressing that it has become necessary due to government’s effort to make power supply more reliable.
‘‘So we plead with you to bear with us. This has become necessary because of government’s investment in the power sector. The idea is to make power supply even better after the works are done,” he stressed.
The Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCo, Ing. Jonathan Amoako Baah, who was also on the tour, explained that all outages are occasioned by necessary demands.
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Source:www.energynewsafrica.com
