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We need money – ECG
Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Kwame Agyeman-Budu
The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Kwame Agyeman-Budu has said the company needs money to carry out its operational duties.
He said this at a public forum in Accra on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
“We need money to do it [improve]. If we get the increase we will love it [but] that will be up to the PURC because, no matter what we propose, they will ultimately decide,” he said.
He added “In terms of distribution, we need support, because we have to do upgrades to make sure the system is sustainable. We don’t wait till something is broken before we fix it. We need additional funds to upgrade our systems at all times.”
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BY: Kester Aburam Korankye
Category: General News
The newly constructed building that will house the National Testing Laboratory located at the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) head office in Accra
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A new national testing laboratory that is being constructed in Accra by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is near completion.
At present, equipment and other machinery needed are being installed in the last phase of the construction process.
The facility, constructed at a cost of $1.95 million, is expected to help regulators test the efficiency of all air-conditioners imported into the country to ensure that they conform to standards.
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Energy Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has revealed that some parts of the nation will from next month experience systematic power outages.
This, according to him, will be an addition to the current outages power consumers have been experiencing which has been attributed to system upgrades and maintenance works.
Energy analysts have in the last few weeks asked for a load shedding timetable that will enable power consumers plan in anticipation of power cuts.
So speaking at a Civil Society engagement on current challenges, Dr Opoku Prempeh said in the quest to prevent unplanned power outages that may disrupt business operation a systematic one will be drawn and implemented from May for affected persons to plan their lives accordingly.
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The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has explained that the intermittent power outages currently being experienced in the country are as a result of some transmission challenges, assuring that efforts are underway to resolve it within the next few months.
According to him, government considered what was happening seriously and was working with all the agencies involved to find a permanent resolution to the issues.
Dr Prempeh gave the explanation in Accra last Thursday when he jointly addressed the media with officials of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo).
He noted that the situation had nothing to do with generation as the country was currently generating more than it required despite the temporary closure of the Bui Hydro-generating Dam.