{"id":86320,"date":"2015-01-28T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T06:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=86320"},"modified":"2015-01-27T19:35:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T19:35:53","slug":"ghana-gradually-becoming-power-hub-africa-energy-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=86320","title":{"rendered":"Ghana gradually becoming Africa’s energy hub \u2013 Energy Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minister of Energy, Emmanuel Kofi Armah Buah has reiterated government\u2019s commitment to making the country the power hub of Africa.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”MjHnVABwUfYkubmllO2bRg1kW3xvFpra”]He said this was evident in the number of interventions being undertaken by government to end the energy crisis and expand the generation capacity.<\/p>\n

His comment follows the signing of a $7 billion agreement<\/strong><\/a><\/span> between Ghana government and Italian oil giant, ENI, for the production of about 180 million cubic feet of gas at Ghana\u2019s Cape Three Point.<\/p>\n

Gas from the project will used to produce additional 1,100 megawatts of power to supplement Ghana\u2019s power sector.<\/p>\n

Government has been struggling to resolve the energy crisis<\/strong><\/a><\/span> which has worsened in recent times forcing the Electricity Company of Ghana to implement a load-shedding exercise.<\/p>\n

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Government will on Wednesday sign another agreement with the GE of the USA to help provide additional 1,000 megawatts of power for Ghana.<\/p>\n

According to the Minister of Energy, \u201cGhana is busily moving closer to become indeed the hub of power production in the African sub region and I believe the things that his Excellency President Mahama is doing will really get us there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though he conceded that \u201cWe might be suffering today and it is really uncomfortable, [and] destroying businesses\u201d he said \u201cI believe that the people of Ghana can have the hope that the foundation that is being laid will ultimately help address our power challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the ENI gas infrastructure, Mr Buah said \u201cIt promises to be one of the biggest investment\"\"<\/a> in the country\u201d adding that \u201cThere is some certainty about this project coming forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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