{"id":24271,"date":"2014-06-12T10:03:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T10:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=24271"},"modified":"2014-06-12T10:03:49","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T10:03:49","slug":"load-shedding-will-worsen-k-t-hammond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/load-shedding-will-worsen-k-t-hammond\/","title":{"rendered":"Load shedding will worsen – K. T Hammond"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Minority Spokesperson on Energy, K.T Hammond says he is not surprised at the closure of the Bui dam and expects the ongoing load shedding exercise to continue\u00a0for\u00a0 a longer period<\/p>\n
The Bui Power Authority had to\u00a0halt operations at the dam due to the low quantity of the water in the\u00a0dam’s\u00a0reservoir.<\/p>\n
According to the BPA, this measure\u00a0is to ensure the turbines running at the dam were protected from any further damage.<\/p>\n
This is why the Minority Spokesperson on energy is predicting a prolonged load sheding exercise.<\/p>\n
According to Mr Hammond, the\u00a0reduction\u00a0in generation capacity at the Bui dam means \u201cwe are going to have double dose of the \u201cDumsor-Dumsor\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
He further revealed that, the shutdown was expected, and that \u201cit was not even the short-term or mid-term\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0however encouraged government to handle the situation properly or risk the energy system in the country collapsing.<\/p>\n
Ghana\u2019s energy demand currently stands at over 2000 megawatts (MW)\u00a0and this figure according to the energy minister is expected to grow to 2200 this year.<\/p>\n
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By: Benjamin Epton Owusu\/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Minority Spokesperson on Energy, K.T Hammond says he is not surprised at the closure of the Bui dam and expects the ongoing load shedding exercise to continue\u00a0for\u00a0 a longer period The Bui Power Authority had to\u00a0halt operations at the dam due to the low quantity of the water in the\u00a0dam’s\u00a0reservoir. According to the BPA, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":24272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[43,38,17],"yoast_head":"\n