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Press Release
NPP
November 25, 2014
NPP Presents facts on energy
generation 2001 - 2009
The New Patriotic Party takes
serious exception to the assertion by the current Minister
of Energy that the party when in government did not add even
a megawatt to the electricity generation capacity of the
country.
To avoid such misinformation, we put out the party’s
contribution to the generation of electricity during our
administration.
The following Plants were added or started during NPP’s two
term in Office;
1. VRA Plant- Tema (Founded by government)- 110 megawatts
2. Mines Reserve Plant (Founded by Mining Companies with
Government support)- 18megawatts.
3. The VRA ATHOL Plant- Tema- 50megawatts
4. Emergency Plant- Tema (Founded by government)- 120
megawatts
5. Asogli Plant, Tema (Founded by Private investor with
government support)- 200 megawatts
6. Bui Hydroelectric – 400 megawatts
7. Aboadze Thermal Plant (T3), Takoradi (NPP secured
funding)- 136 megawatts
8. Osorno (CENIT) Thermal Plant, Tema- 120 megawatts
9. Kpone/Zachem Thermal Plant- 220 megawatts
10. Akosombo Retrofit increase Akosombo’s capacity from
920MW to 1020MW
11. The NPP also by strenuous efforts superintended the
discovery of oil in commercial quantities, which made
possible the availability and production of Gas.
All these were bequeathed to the NDC in 2009. The NDC
assumed office when there was no load shedding in January
2009.
Three (3) and half years into the tenure of the NDC, the
nation was plunged into load shedding. This load shedding
has persisted up to today with varying intensity.
It has taken the NDC five (5) years and we still have not
seen the completion of the gas project, despite several
proposed completion dates from the Minister and his
associates.
Instead of apologising for the hardship they have brought
unto Ghanaians and businesses, the Minister of Energy is
rather shifting blame and engaging in bragging.
It is a reflection of the Minister’s ability that the
electricity generation has been taken away from his
portfolio. We urge him to work harder in his remaining
portfolio and do less propaganda.
NPP Communications Directorate
NPP Headquarters, Asylum Down. Accra.
Deputy Director Communications: Curtis Perry K. Okudzeto
Mobile: +233-24-9679008
Telephone: +233-302-264329/Fax +233-302-229048
Email: nppdcom@gmail.com
Website: www.newpatrioticparty.org
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