STAY COOL! We’re Fixing Dumsor – Napo

Energy Minister Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, affectionately called Napo, has said Government is on course in getting a permanent solution to the challenges affecting power supply in the country and asked Ghanaians to exercise a little more patience as the issues gets solved with a sense of urgency.

“I entreat the good people of Ghana to exercise patience and cooperate as we solve the outstanding issues surrounding our power system once and for all. We will just continue to ask for patience and forbearance for the people working here”, Napo said on Tuesday April 27,  when he toured the 436-megawatt Bulk Supply Point at Kasoa, Central Region, which is to being built to improve power supply for over 300,000 residents.

he Kasoa BSP is a Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) harnessing 435MVA.

Its construction will address the low voltage and frequent power outage challenges caused by the increasing domestic and industrial demand in Kasoa and its environs including Senya Bereku, Bawjiase and Nyanyanu.

The project, as at the time of visit was 60-per cent complete and the Energy Minister expressed satisfaction with the progress of work done so far.

Napo, after the visit, wrote on his facebook wall: “Earlier this morning, I was accompanied by the Minister for Information, Hon. Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah and other officials from GRIDCO, ECG and MiDA to inspect the ongoing project for the construction of a Bulk Supply Point (BSP) at Kasoa.

“Unlike the Pokuase BSP I visited a week ago, the Kasoa BSP is a Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) harnessing 435MVA. Its construction will address the low voltage and frequent power outage challenges caused by the increasing domestic and industrial demand in Kasoa and its environs including Senya Bereku, Bawjiase and Nyanyanu.

“Upon completion, the programme will benefit 241,508 ECG customers by vastly improving GRIDCO’s power transmission system. At the inspection site, it was pleasant to note the considerable number of Ghanaian engineers who have been employed to work on the ongoing project; a sign that our vision for local participation is being upheld as promise by H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo.

“I entreat the good people of Ghana to exercise patience and cooperate as we solve the outstanding issues surrounding our power system once and for all.”

Below are photos from the tour: