A partner to the Sunon Asogli Power Plant, Togbe Afede the XIV has announced plans by the company to go into the production of power using coal.
Togbe Afede said the current energy demand in the country requires other means of generating power for the citizenry.
Speaking to journalists after President Mahama toured the Sunon Asogli Power Plant on Tuesday; Togbe Afede said feasibility studies on the project are underway to ensure the production of 700 megawatts of coal in the first phase to ensure consistent power supply.
[contextly_sidebar id=”N22NRXE3d7zpQKAmtFinUVeiOwCskVJi”]”Work has already started on feasibility studies to produce 700 megawatts of coal in the first phase,” he stated.
He also revealed that plans are far advanced to ensure coal generation of possibly 1,200 megawatts in the next phase.
Ghana’s worsening energy crisis has affected business operations across the country.
Reports indicate that the Komfo Anokye Hospital (KATH) spends about GHC60, 000 daily on diesel to fuel its generators to power the facility.
Cold store owners at the Tema Harbour have also stated that the unreliable power supply in the country is gradually grinding their businesses to a halt.
There have been calls for government to improve the situation but the challenge persists.
The New Patriotic Party(NPP) has threatened to embark on a demonstration to express its displeasure with the current power crisis.
The party maintained that government was being very insincere in relation to the power crisis.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, the NPP’s General Secretary, Kwabena Agyepong said ““We believe that the John Mahama led government is being insincere and misleading Ghanaians.”
“The actions and inactions of government have weakened the financial capacity of VRA. As we speak, Government, MMDAs and other institutions owe VRA up to the tune of over GHC2 billion and we strongly believe it is the major contributor to what we are experiencing today in Ghana,”he added
The President has however stated that Ghana will soon come out of the energy crisis it is experiencing.
He said some key power plants in the country will soon be back on stream to compliment the ones in operation.
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By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana