Power Minister John Jinapole has assured Ghanaians that their vitality provide is now steady, regardless of latest issues over energy reliability and infrastructure points following the Akosombo Dam fireplace catastrophe.
Talking throughout the President’s “Reset Tour” within the Japanese Area, the Power Minister counseled the employees of the Volta River Authority and the Ghana Grid Firm Restricted for his or her efforts in sustaining and restoring energy provide throughout the nation.
“On behalf of the President and the individuals of Ghana, I want to prolong an enormous thanks to the employees of VRA and GRIDCo for the work they’ve completed. You deserve all of the credit score,” he stated.
He stated the federal government continued its efforts to strengthen the electrical energy distribution community, together with putting in greater than 2,500 new transformers throughout the nation.
“We’ve put in over 2,500 transformers. These usually are not inherited transformers. They’re new transformers that have been procured beneath the steerage of His Excellency President Mahama and Minister of Finance Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson to restore the facility system,” he defined.
The minister dismissed options that the set up of transformers was a part of inherited infrastructure, insisting it was a part of ongoing efforts to enhance reliability and cut back energy outages.
He added that the federal government stays dedicated to sustaining enhancements on this sector whereas increasing capability to satisfy rising demand.
“Let me guarantee the individuals of Ghana that the vitality state of affairs is steady,” he stated, reaffirming the federal government’s confidence within the present trajectory of energy sector reform.
