I’m solidly behind you – Bagbin assures Akufo-Addo

Deputy Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he is solidly behind him in his commitment to develop the country.

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The Lawmaker for Nadwoli-Kaleo
Constituency on behalf of the chiefs and people of the area expressed their
commitment in the President’s vision to develop the area through the
implementation of various projects.

“I want to congratulate His Excellency for and on behalf of
our people and to assure him that we are solidly behind the government and any
other government that is committed to developing the good people of Ghana”, he
disclosed at the sod cutting for the construction of two
solar power plants in Kaleo and Lawra, all in the Upper West Region, under the
seventeen (17) megawatt peak solar power project.

He added “I
want to take this opportunity not just to welcome His Excellency to the
Nadwoli-Kaleo Constituency but also on behalf of the people and chiefs of this
area to thank him so much for continuing with this project. His Excellency
could have decided not to complete had been initiated since 2012 which
preparation took a long time and is now seeing the light of the day”

According to President Akufo-Addo, this project reaffirms the
commitment of his Government to diversify the country’s energy generation
portfolio, and, thereby, help increase the renewable energy component of
Ghana’s energy mix, and contribute to her fight against the effects of climate
change.

With the solar project coming on the heels of construction of
the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and Irrigation Project, the 17-megawatt project is
being funded the German Government’s Development Bank, KfW, at a cost of €22.8
million.

He stated that the project will “see to the construction of a 13-megawatt peak project in Kaleo and a 4 megawatt peak project in Lawra. This will help Ghana avoid an estimated seven thousand, four hundred (7,400) tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year; making our country a cleaner place to live in.”

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He continued “the project at Lawra is scheduled to be completed
in June this year, with the one in Kaleo also scheduled to be completed by
December this year. When finished, both projects will generate enough energy to
power some thirty-two thousand (32,000) households, and increase the geographic
spread of power generation in the country.”

Source: MyNewsGh.com/Stephen Zoure/2020