{"id":163605,"date":"2015-10-30T18:17:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T18:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=163605"},"modified":"2015-10-30T18:17:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T18:17:07","slug":"we-are-on-course-to-end-dumsor-by-close-of-2015-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/we-are-on-course-to-end-dumsor-by-close-of-2015-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"We are on course to end dumsor by close of 2015 &#8211; Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Power Minister, Dr. Kwabena Donkor has reaffirmed his assurance that the current load management will <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/08\/16\/mahama-reassures-ghanaians-he-will-fix-dumsor\/\" target=\"_blank\">end by the close\u00a0of year<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said government\u2019s ability to undertake major infrastructure works to facilitate the production of power is an indication of saving the country\u2019s reeling power sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;UZ74414n0blg8qnjr4VBXDQixdgonkYT&#8221;]Dr. Donkor was speaking at a sod cutting ceremony of a Ghanaian-owned power distribution firm, Enclave Power Company on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe units of the AMERI energy project have landed on our shores, civil works are ongoing quite close to completion and we expect that before the end of the year, that should also be working.\u00a0All things being equal, we believe we are on schedule, but we cannot be 100 percent certain, but in terms of our planning, in terms of equipment availability, we should be in a position to pronounce load shedding over by the end of the year as planned,\u201d Mr. Donkor said.<\/p>\n<p>The sod cutting ceremony will enable Enclave Power Company establish a 396 MVA substation which will see it extend generation and distribution of electricity.<\/p>\n<p>The company however continues to meet the electricity energy needs of Operators\/Organisations in the Tema Free Zone Enclave. It also extends quality and reliable power distribution services to customers in the Dangbe West District through a franchise agreement with E.C.G.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The assurance by the Minister however comes after <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/09\/04\/official-arrival-of-power-barges-rescheduled-to-october\/\" target=\"_blank\">three missed deadlines<\/a><\/strong><\/span> regarding the <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/10\/26\/power-barge-sets-sail-for-ghana-tuesday\/\" target=\"_blank\">arrival of the first of two power barges <\/a><\/strong><\/span>expected to produce 225 Megawatts (MW) of power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Donkor has also given indication that <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/02\/26\/i-will-hold-kwabena-donkor-to-his-word-mahama\/\" target=\"_blank\">he will resign<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>if the power situation does not stabilize by the end of 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But the Deputy Minority Leader, Dominic Nitiwul, has cast doubt over government\u2019s ability to solve the country\u2019s current power crisis by end of year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Nitiwul is thus urging Dr. Donkor to retract his assurances\u00a0because he is likely not to meet the deadline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI believe the Power Minister has regretted that statement because he knows clearly that &#8216;dumsor&#8217; will not end by December, not even what he talks of the barges\u00a0arriving in November. The President thinks Kwabena Donkor is the main person to solve the problem, but there is nothing wrong apologizing because he (Kwabena Donkor)didn\u2019t create that problem because it has gotten out of hands. It is clear that the statement was made out of nowhere and that he didn\u2019t know the problem is bigger than what he is thinking\u201d Mr. Nitiwul stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added, \u201cIf we have to solve &#8216;dumsor&#8217; totally, we have to do more than we are doing now\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power Minister, Dr. Kwabena Donkor has reaffirmed his assurance that the current load management will end by the close\u00a0of year. 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