Government is working on a proposal that will make solar power available to barbers, hairdressers, and other micro entrepreneurs, President Mahama has revealed.<\/p>\n
Some hairdressers, cold store operators, dressmakers among others have complained in interviews with Citi News <\/strong>that their businesses are collapsing because of the current energy crisis.<\/p>\n Other small businesses have also lamented about the effects of the power crisis on their businesses.<\/p>\n Some major stakeholders in the energy industry have suggested that government provides households<\/strong><\/span><\/a> with solar panels to help solve the energy crisis Ghana is battling with.<\/p>\n Delivering the 2015 State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday, President Mahama pointed out that government will soon be rolling out new initiatives on solar energy this year.<\/p>\n He added that the \u201cnew Ministry of power is working on proposals to restructure the power sector beginning with the VRA and the Bui Power Authority.\u201d<\/p>\n Some energy analysts are of the view that the current crisis can partly be attributed to government\u2018s inability to explore innovative ways of solving the crisis.<\/p>\n The President therefore reminded Ghanaians to conserve power as government takes measures to end the crisis.<\/p>\n “While we work on the generation side we must also look at the issue of power conservation,” the President urged.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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