The organiser’s of Ghana Energy Awards (GEA), a private sector organisation, has commended the President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo, for announcing free electricity for lifeline consumers.
President Akufo-Addo, last week, announced free electricity for lifeline consumers, as well as 50 percent rebate of electricity cost for commercial consumers.
The initiative is part of measures introduced by the government to minimise the impact of COVID-19 on Ghanaians.
In a statement copied to energynewsafrica.com, the GEA noted that “amongst some notable interventions to alleviate the economic burden on the citizenry are the three-month absorption of water bills, full absorption of electricity bills for all lifeline consumers and the fifty percent absorption of electricity bills for both residential and commercial consumers.
“The GEA commends the government for these initiatives, which will go a long way to help ease the hardships being faced by the ordinary Ghanaian during this period. Indeed, the country has risen to the occasion and our prestigious flag is being hoisted high,” the statement said.
The GEA also used the opportunity to appeal to energy sector players in Ghana to join the government in the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus and its impact on economic and social life.
“As has been observed, once a sector is affected, the rippling effect on other sectors is predictable. To complement ongoing initiatives, therefore, we encourage the sector’s stakeholders to support affected communities through various preventive efforts, as well as provision of support and relief items to persons within their areas of operation.”
The Ghana Energy Awards further commended various industry players and other private organisations for their generous donations to the COVID-19 Fund set up by the President.
GEA also commended frontline workers and those directly involved in the fight against COVID-19.
“We urge all stakeholders to keep safe and trust that as a nation, we will emerge out of this pandemic. We further implore all and sundry to adhere to the precautions spelt out by the President and the health authorities while supporting and being each other’s keeper,” the statement concluded.
Source: www.energynewsafrica.com
