Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, has expressed readiness to assist Sierra Leone to transform its power sector.
The Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCo, Ing Ebenezer Kofi Essienyi said this when the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, who is on an official visit to Ghana, led a delegation to tour the Ghana Grid Company in Tema on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.
He said Ghana is willing to assist Sierra Leone in its power sector “so that you don’t make the mistakes we have gone through in our power sector.
“We are ready to guide you in any aspect of our work. The traps that we fell in, what we learnt and what is it we must do going forward,” he said.
Ing Kofi Essienyi said Ghana has successfully implemented two Power Compacts and, therefore, has learnt lessons that she is ready to share.
GRIDCo operates two major transmission line systems, ie, 161 kV and 330 kV covering about 6500 kilometres across the West African nation.
Sierra Leone, currently, has 31 per cent electricity access as compared to Ghana’s 86 per cent.
Ing Kofi Essienyi urged Sierra Leone not to hesitate to call on GRIDCo, saying: “We will gladly come and assist your team.”
On his part, the Vice President of Sierra Leone H. E. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh said his visit to Ghana was to learn from the excellent work of Ghana Grid Company and also to share their experiences in their power sector.
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He said in 2020, Sierra Leone qualified for power compact from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and since Ghana had already implemented two successful power compacts, there was the need to visit Ghana to learn from them.
“We’re here to learn from the good work and also to take cognizance of the challenges and how you overcame them,” he stated.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com