The party’s 2016 Presidential candidate, Nana Akufo Addo led the demonstration with support from other NPP stalwarts;Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, Kwabena Agyepong, Alan Kyeremanten, Fred Osare,\u00a0among others.<\/p>\n Pressure group Occupy Ghana has also thrown its weigh<\/strong><\/span><\/a>t behind the NPP demonstration describing it as a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n Ghana has been battling with inconsistent power supply for sometime now.<\/p>\n The country’s sheds between 440 and 650 megawatts of power during off peak and peak periods due to challenges with power production.<\/p>\n Two emergency power barges are being constructed by the government to generate 450 megawatts (MW) of power to stabilise energy supply in the country.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n President Mahama recently directed the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation(GNPC) \u00a0to provide funding for the project.<\/p>\n The Africa Centre for Energy Policy(ACEP) is however skeptical government<\/span><\/a> can meet its objective of importing emergency power barges into the country.<\/p>\n Reasons for the intensified load shedding:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Asogli plant is down to half capacity which is equivalent to about 90 megawatts.<\/p>\n 2. Cenite; which is another thermal plant in Tema is also down meaning, the nation has lost 100 megawatts of power.<\/p>\n 3. TICO, was also down with one machine but came on last week and that was also another 100 megawatts.<\/p>\n 4. Low water levels in Akosombo<\/p>\n 5. Low water levels in Bui<\/p>\n 6. Low water levels in Kpone<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana![\"npp](\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/npp-demo-crowd.jpg\")
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