The Vice President of Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has inspected the ongoing construction of Bulk Supply Point (BSP) at Pokuase, a suburb of Accra.
The project is about 84 percent complete.
The U.S$50 million project, being executed by the Millennium Development Authority under the Ghana Power Compact II, is funded by the United States Government through its agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
When completed, it would directly benefit about 300,000 power consumers in the catchment communities including Kwabenya, Anyah, Nsawam, and Ofankor.
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According to Ghana News Agency, which reported about the Veep’s visit, the entourage was briefed about the progress of work by Patrick Oppong, the BSP Project Manager.
The visit was part of the Vice President’s working tour of the Greater Accra Region.
The Pokuase BSP, the fourth Bulk Supply Point in Accra, is designated as A4BSP, and its associated 33 kilovolt and 11 kilovolt interconnecting lines intended to address power supply challenges including frequent outages and low voltages, resulting from increased power demand in Accra and the surrounding communities.
The project would also lead to a significant reduction in technical losses in the GRIDCo transmission system and the ECG power distribution, which would contribute to improve the financial viability of the utilities.
The Pokuase BSP is the first 330kV in Accra and would be the largest in the country when completed.
The contractor for the project is Elecnor S.A. of Spain with SMEC International PTY Ltd. as the Project Engineers.
Source: www.energynewsafrica.com
