Excellentia Qualitas in Opportunite (EQO); an Italian renewable energy company has earmarked some water bodies in the Volta region for the constructions of mini-hydropower plants to boost the current energy capacity of Ghana.<\/p>\n
This was announced in Ho at a meeting for heads of the various departments in the region.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”prZoH57Acp3FBZjmwuCbBqqTEp7CxG05″]The Volta Regional Minister Helen Adjoa Ntosu said it was imperative to explore the renewable potential of generating power considering the increasing demand of electricity in the country.<\/p>\n
She said the Volta region is endowed with essential natural resources that must be harnessed.<\/p>\n
The Project according to her, would also provide jobs for the people in the locality.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe region is endowed with important natural resources and it is important to invite investors to unearth these resources\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Helen Adjoa Ntosu therefore thanked the Paramount Chief of Asogli Traditional Area, Togbe Afede XIV for facilitating the project and his continuous efforts in wooing investors into the region.<\/p>\n
As part of the project, the installed turbines would generate hydroelectricity to feed the National Grid. The proposed sites include the Dayi River, Wli Water Falls,Dodo Papasi and Menu River.<\/p>\n
Also in the list are Nuboi River,Tsatsadu River,Wawa River and Likpe Kukrantumi Dam.<\/p>\n
The leader of the Italian delegation and the representative of Togbe Afede ,Mr Appiah Kufour insisted that project would be environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n
The Italian investors \u00a0said the project will be completed in 12 months.<\/p>\n
The Volta Region is most likely to have the best prospects for hydro-power generation considering the number of waterfalls and other water bodies in the region.<\/p>\n
A significant land area of the region falls within the Volta River Basin with the River flowing through the valleys in the region; a landscape suitable for hydro-power generation.<\/p>\n
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By: King Norbert Akpablie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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