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The Ministry of Power has presented fifteen thousand solar lamps and <\/span>275 generator sets to the Electoral Commission (EC), as back-up power source ahead of the December 7 general election.<\/span><\/p>\nSpeaking at the presentation of the items to the Electoral Commission, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Power, Solomon\u00a0<\/span>Atiim Asoalla, said although the 275 constituencies will be provided with a generator, solar lamps on stand by has become necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n[contextly_sidebar id=”ZLtOnVnNDwFnfLQYV6RuoYX8tvsvzPDS”]\u201cWe have other places where the communities have not been hooked to the national grid and we have commissioned mini-grids, that is a combination of solar and wind power In these communities, to ensure that counting is done properly. But I want to assure everybody that, we are working 24 hours to ensure everything goes on well in the power sector on election day\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\nAccepting the items on behalf of the Ministry,<\/span> the Deputy Commissioner of the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Electoral Commission\u00a0(EC) in charge Corporate Services,\u00a0<\/span> Georgina Opoku\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Amankwa, said they were grateful for the support and assurance from the Ministry.<\/p>\nThe sector, together with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), had earlier assured members of the public and various stakeholders in the December 7 elections, that power supply will not be interrupted during the period of the election.<\/p>\n
The Western Regional Public Relations Officer of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Philip Osei Bonsu, told citifmonline.com that, the Western Regional office of the ECG; has commenced the processes leading to the implementation of the nationwide contingency plan for Election Day; recently announced by the headquarters of the power distribution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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