{"id":289545,"date":"2017-01-30T16:12:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T16:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=289545"},"modified":"2017-01-30T16:12:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T16:12:56","slug":"agi-renews-call-for-long-term-solution-to-load-shedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/agi-renews-call-for-long-term-solution-to-load-shedding\/","title":{"rendered":"AGI renews call for long term solution to load shedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the official commencement of work by the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is advocating that the medium to a long-term strategic plan to correct the country\u2019s power challenges is implemented.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;xvn5JS2c5yUxoEYOtO2F3km1mgRnh7PY&#8221;]\u201cWe must make sure that particularly we can look beyond that short-term solution to our energy challenges. This time around what we are saying is that we need to go beyond what we have been doing in the past whereby almost every seven years we fail\u00a0 with this energy challenge,\u201d President of the AGI, James Asare Adjei told <strong>Citi Business News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He further said the energy minister must ensure tariff charges are reduced as a reduction will render them competitive on the markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will help the country to really achieve energy sufficiency and of course don\u2019t let us forget that we are serious about ensuring that we can get energy tariffs coming down as well, long term that&#8217;s a key thing.\u201d he appealed.<\/p>\n<p>The Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko earlier pledged to address challenges facing the country\u2019s power sector when he appeared before Parliament\u2019s Appointments Committee.<\/p>\n<p>James Asare Adjei believes implementing a strategic plan will guarantee a boost in their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we are going to engage the energy minister such that the medium to long-term strategic energy plan which has been set up for the country will be implemented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019ll reduce energy sector levies \u2013 Boakye Agyarko<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko earlier announced an ambitious plan by the NPP government to reduce the taxes on the energy sector even as it initiates plans to address challenges facing the country\u2019s power sector.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the government stated that it will revise the energy sector levies.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Agyarko who believes the power challenges facing the country are largely financial is also optimistic the new plan by the NPP should create a more flexible system to deal with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jessica Ayorkor Aryee\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the official commencement of work by the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is advocating that the medium to a long-term strategic plan to correct the country\u2019s power challenges is implemented. 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