[ 2014-09-15 ]

Ghana lacks marginal reserve of energy generation - PRO
Agona Swedru, GNA - Mr William Boateng, Director
of Public Relations of the Electricity Company of
Ghana (ECG), said lack of marginal reserve of
energy generation is a contributory factor to the
on-going power rationing in the country.

According to Mr Boating, the country has a huge
power generation deficit which needed to be
addressed before the current load- shedding could
be stopped.

Mr Boateng made this known when he briefed the
Media at Agona Swedru, in the Agona West.

He was explaining circumstances leading to the
on-going power rationing.

He said currently, the country need sufficient
money to help produce more power reserve to halt
the energy crisis confronting domestic and
commercial power consumers.

The Director of Public Relations said ECG has no
control over power generation since it collect
from Volta River Authority (VRA) and Ghana Grid
Company Limited (GRIDCO) before ECG distribute to
consumers.

He stated that ECG is finding solution to its
internal challenges to enable it provide more
quality service to the people but did not say when
the load shedding programme would be stopped.

Mr Boateng called on Ghanaians not to politicize
the energy crisis currently facing the nation.

He said the government of Ghana has signed
agreements with a Foreign Firm to generate enough
reserve power to salvage energy problem.

He however did not mention the name of the firm,
adding the ECG is working hard to reduce
inefficiency in the power distributions.

Mr Kwesi Adams, Agona Swedru Area manager of ECG
said contract has been awarded for the
construction of Mast at Agona Swedru Office to
eliminate frequent breakdown of network
confronting pre-paid meter users in the
Municipality.

He said ECG has completed plans to extend the
pre-paid meters to electricity consumers in the
Agona East District of the central region.

Source - GNA

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