Government seeks to expand and complete the Kpong water project very soon to ease the water situation besetting the economy.
This was disclosed in the fourth State of the Nation address in Parliament on Thursday, February 16, by President John Evans Atta Mills.
President Mills in his address said government is committed to resolving the water shortages in the country and has established several water facilities to rejuvenate the country’s water system.
He assured Ghanaians of his support to enhance water supply to communities from 62 percent to 80 percent by the year 2015. This he said will ameliorate the water problems confronting the country.
President Mills noted that, in fulfilling the manifesto promise by government, over 100 boreholes have been established to supply water to rural areas.
He also stated that he has given directives to the Ministry of Water, Works and Housing to construct 20000 boreholes in deprived communities in the next four years.
“The government has absolved the five percent contribution by rural communities towards the capital cost of constructing water in rural communities.” the President said.
Addressing the nation at Parliament yesterday, President Mills also indicated that 2176 megawatts of electrical power have been supplied to communities to boost electricity across several regions of the country.
According to him, Ex-President Kufour secured 1800 megawatts of electricity to increase the electrical capacity in the country but additional 376 megawatts were created to expedite the supply of electricity to communities.
The President mentioned the expansion of the Takoradi International Company, the Kpong and Bui dams as some projects the government is undertaking to increase electricity supply in the nation.
He noted that “the national electricity transmission system that we came to meet had a lot of problems; problems relating to obsolete equipment, the overloads, high losses and the like. There is no doubt that since our assumption of office, we have improved upon the situation.”
Story by Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/X fm 95.1/Accra/Ghana
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