Ghana’s Parliament has approved a budgetary allocation of GH¢854,062,706 for the country’s Ministry of Energy for its activities for 2021.
According to the legislative body, the approval of the amount would go a long way to support the sector’s goal of providing secure, safe and reliable supply of energy to promote economic growth in the West African nation.
The Ministry of Energy has planned to undertake various projects to improve power generation and transmission sub-sector in the country.
Some of these projects include the completion of phase 1B of the Early Power project to bring the installed capacity to 200MW, the ongoing PPA renegotiations, continue works on the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and repair/replacement of T3 Gas Turbines.
The Ministry also intends to connect 766 towns to the national grid and continue on-going rural electrification projects under the Self-Help Electrification Project (SHEP)-4 and SHEP-5 across the country.
As part of the Ministry’s effort at conserving energy, a total of five million LED bulbs (5W, 9W and 13W) would be distributed to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
Additionally, the Ministry plans to install streetlights on an estimated minimum of 300km stretch of roads and streets in some selected metropolises, municipalities and districts across the country.
Source: www.energynewsafrica.com