The
Chief Executive Officer of the Bui Power Authority, Jabesh Amissah-Arthur has
assured Ghanaians of the progress of the Bui Dam project to augment power
supply to the entire nation.
According
to him, though the Bui Dam is still in the construction state, it is capable of
producing 133 megawatts of electricity which is aimed at improving the energy
sector.
Speaking
to Radio Gold, Mr. Amissah-Arthur noted that work is underway on the Bui Dam to
ensure that it generates a total of 400 megawatts to address the energy
challenges confronting the citizenry.
He
was optimistic the project will soon take a new phase.
He
indicated that “in the coming months, we will finish the work on the other two
units. That will bring the total to 400 megawatts.We hope that we will finish
all the power facility by the end of this year and commission the plant in
total.”
“The
energy from the plant is currently being fed through transmission line that
goes through Kintampo and at Kintampo, it joins the rest of the national grid.
So, the power that is produced is injected into the whole national grid to
support all the demands that we have in the country. By the time we finish the
power component of the project; the power will be fed through four lines. The
Kintampo is only the first. We will be connecting to solar. We will be
connecting to Techiman and we will also be connecting to Sunyani so that the power
from the Bui plant will enter the national grid at four different point and
support the entire country.”
Source:
Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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