The Bui Power Authority has denied reports that it spent three million dollars on a Golf park.<\/p>\n
\u00a0The Minority in Parliament at a press conference on Thursday accused the Authority of spending three million dollars on a Golf Park and other recreational facilities.<\/p>\n
Addressing the press, Mr. Akoto Osei said \u201chow can the Bui Authority be allowed to spend money on golf courses when it cannot even produce at capacity. Who is going to play golf there? \u201c.<\/p>\n
But a press statement signed by the assistant External and Community Relations Officer, Mawuli\u00a0Fui Kwadzovia noted that \u201c<\/b>It must be put on record first and foremost that, there are no such golf courses at Bui and there has not been any form of expenditure made for the construction of any such facility.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement also said that ”it is erroneous for anyone to say that, the Bui Power Authority has been allowed to spend money on golf courses and we entreat the press to visit Bui to ascertain the veracity of the claim made by the Honorable Member.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Authority further noted that the inability to generate consistent power is due to low water level in the Bui reservoir.<\/p>\n
It however stated<\/span> that the Authority is monitoring the reservoir level and will revise the production plan as and when its reservoir builds up substantially.<\/p>\n \u00a0Below is the full statement issued by the Authority<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/b>RE: AFTER SENCHI-WHERE IS THE ECONOMY OF GHANA HEADING?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0Our attention has been drawn to a Press Statement issued and addressed by Hon. Osei Akoto of the Minority Caucus in Parliament on Thursday June<\/span> 19, 2014 under the caption \u201cAfter Senchi-Where is the economy of Ghana Heading?\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n On page 4, paragraph 1 of the said document, the Hon Member stated that \u201cHow can the BUI Authority be allowed to spend money on golf courses when it cannot even produce at capacity. Who is going to play golf there? \u201c.<\/p>\n It must be put on record first and foremost that, there are no such golf courses at Bui and there has not been any form of expenditure made for the construction of any such facility.<\/p>\n The Bui City Concept includes the idea of putting a resort facility which will have a golf course and other facilities to serve as a rest place for tourists who visit to see the Power Plant, the Reservoir and the Bui National Park which is the home of hippopotamus and other endangered species.\u00a0The realization of the Bui City concept depends upon the attraction of public private<\/span> participation to attract and establish businesses in the area and also develop the different components of the city according to the needs of the businesses and residents.<\/p>\n It is therefore erroneous for anyone to say that, the Bui Power Authority has been allowed to spend money on golf courses and we entreat the press to visit Bui to ascertain the veracity of the claim made by the Honourable<\/span> Member.<\/p>\n The diminished ability to generate power (below full capacity) is due to low water level in the reservoir. The exceedingly high level of generation support that the Bui Power Authority has been providing to the national electricity grid since the commissioning of the Bui Plant has caused the Bui reservoir level to fall to the minimum operating level of 168 masl<\/span>.<\/p>\n BPA however<\/span> is monitoring the reservoir level and will revise the production plan as and when our reservoir builds up substantially.<\/p>\n —-Signed—-<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>MAWULI FUI KWADZOVIA<\/b><\/p>\n ASSISTANT EXTERNAL & COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>June 21, 2014.<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Bui Power Authority has denied reports that it spent three million dollars on a Golf park. \u00a0The Minority in Parliament at a press conference on Thursday accused the Authority of spending three million dollars on a Golf Park and other recreational facilities. Addressing the press, Mr. Akoto Osei said \u201chow can the Bui Authority […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":10146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[1456,43,38],"yoast_head":"\n