A Deputy Minister for Energy in the Republic of Ghana, William Owuraku Aidoo, has called on Ghanaians to patronise the locally-made electrical cables and accessories to boost the country’s economy and also encourage the cable manufacturers to remain in business.
“I urge all Ghanaians to patronise Ghanaian-made electrical wiring materials,” he said.
The Deputy Minister made the call in his keynote address at the launching of ‘Syllabus and Guidelines for the electrical wiring regulations, 2011(LI 2008) and the USAID/WAEP’ sponsored electrical wiring certification scholarship scheme.
Some of the local companies into the production of cables are Tropical Cables and Conductors Ltd, Reroy Cables and Nexans Kabelmetal Ghana Ltd.
The Deputy Minister also called on Ghanaian businesses to take advantage of the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative being spearheaded by the government to establish factories to produce electrical wiring cables and accessories.
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