News:
June 2, 2021
The Minister of Energy, Mathew Opoku Prempeh has assured that Rural Electrification works for a number of communities under the China Water Electrification Agreement of 2016 in the Akatsi north Constituency would be duly carried out.
According to him, the implementation of the electrification project which covered Ashanti, Central, Eastern and Brong Ahafo Regions had to be phased out in line with financing arrangement by the Finance Ministry.
As such the phase I which covered a total of 507communities was completed in 2019, while phase II is currently ongoing and is expected for completion by the end of 2022.
Responding to a question by the Akatsi North Member of Parliament, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe on the steps the Ministry is taking to restore communities in the Akatsi North Constituency, which were deleted from the project in 2017, but the Speaker directed in November 2019 that those affected communities be restored, the Minister indicated that work orders for eight (8) of the communities, including Ekpekope, Glime, Hordagbakope/Agblonu, Kamiakope, Kadzeagbakope, Nyitawuta, Bavikope, and Sodokpokope have already been issued for installation works.
He added that the Ministry of Energy has also requested the contractor, Messrs China International Water and Electric Corporation (CWE) to carry out engineering survey in the remaining communities that include Hukportsikope, Asikortor, Zemuga, Boekpe, Tonkor, Adanukope/Buolan, Normenyokope/Lomnava, Ekpekope, Kudzeagbakope, and Adadevokope for considerations in line with the implementation schedule.
Dominic Shirimori/Ghanadistricts.com