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660MW additional power in 18months

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  • Agya koo 11 years ago

    Invest in solar energy,there is sun energy abundance in Ghana.

  • selira 11 years ago

    Ghana is sitting in the sun for 24 hours through out the year.I think renewable energy will befit the country too.It is more clean and no effects of pollutions.

  • Kwame Okoampa Ahoofe, Jr, Ph.D 11 years ago

    NPP would have blow this dosh fili fili. Ghana WILL NEVER VOTE FOR NPP CRIMINALS AGAIN.

    NPP IS A CRIMINAL ORGANISATION, FULL OF NARCOTIC DEALERS, NATION WRECKERS, AND DAMN RIGHT LOOTERS!!!

  • TROUBLE-MAKER 11 years ago

    The idiots don`t know its cheaper going for solar energy.They instead continue building dams causing thousands of acres of land to submerged under water.

  • SASABONSAM 11 years ago

    Where does this take us, are we on the way to industrialization or at least convert our raw materials to secondary products before selling them in the world markets?

  • Agoh Dodoo 11 years ago

    We must explore Daming for electricity. if we need $660m to generate 400MW of power forever and we nee $50m x 360/20 = $990m per year to genearte 330MW power per year then the mathematics should be considered so that we can m ...
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  • MENSAH 11 years ago

    Thanks for your contribution,I like it.

  • MENSAH 11 years ago

    NDC does not believe in processing our natural resources.If they are interested,why are the local manufacturing businesses surfering from the Chinese inferior products being dumped into the country with impunity?THEY ARE WAIT ...
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  • kofi doooooooooooooo 11 years ago

    agyu koo 419

  • ADAMA 11 years ago

    ATONGO MAHAMA THE THIEF

  • SAY 11 years ago

    Mahama will do far better.

  • John Kpeglo 11 years ago

    Give the power or energy and stop this "Let my Vote Count" publicity!

  • kyekyeku 11 years ago

    this is absolutely bullshit, dont we pay for the power we use in Ghana? what the hell do we have to hear every day where they are getting power from, do we actually care. should we praise them for doing their job. do we hear ...
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  • SoMoRah 11 years ago

    ei Kyekyeku hwe yie oooh. Actually you are right. It is only Ghana that the whole President opens a nursey school. It is only Ghana when local European musician visit Ghana they call on the President. ei Kyekyeku, how come yo ...
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  • Brongba 11 years ago

    GHANAIANS like empty talk. Always criticising, but have nothing to offer. The president going to open a kindergarten or receiving foreign musicians is a gesture of encouragement. But people like SoMoRah and kyekyeku are quick ...
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  • Kyekyeku 11 years ago

    I sit here in the USA and sometimes wonder why most of our politicians got their education here but as soon as they go to Ghana, they behave as if simple thing like providing electricity and water is a big deal, I don't bl ...
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  • Mr Jay ******************London 11 years ago

    When have the NDC done anything on time and on budget.

    Take NDC pronouncements with a pinch of SALT.

    NDC top priority is lining their own pockets and using MINISTRY OF ABLAKWA TO BE IN DENIAL OF THEIR LIES AND CORRUPTIO ...
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  • The Critical Mind 11 years ago

    So true

  • Bentruo 11 years ago

    Need more power if you need to have an industralised country with refineries,mines, factories etc. Our problemin Ghana is the manufacturing base is collapsed.

  • Branaboy 11 years ago

    After 4 years of inaction its finally dawned on the NPP government that we Ghana needs to be building more power generating facilities. In 2009 they stupidly shelved all the plans and programs on energy from the Kuffuor gover ...
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  • Branaboy 11 years ago

    First sentence should read - "NDC Govrnment"

  • SoMoRah 11 years ago

    More POWER. You what Cargo gin bitters can do? It can even give more POWER to Ghana. This Kyekyeku person too. What news do you want?

  • Kyekyeku 11 years ago

    So mo rah , you are too much for meoooo.

  • JIMMY 11 years ago

    PLS LET TALK WISELY TO SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT WITH VERY GOOD ADVICE TO RAISE THE THE COUNTRY FORWARD?

  • STEFANO LUIGI. 11 years ago

    Why do we spend money to import when we are drilling the same product just about a few miles away? What is the fundamental logic in such a transaction? Are we that dumb? What is it with our management team and style, that it ...
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  • Joe 11 years ago

    Ghanaians should thank President Kuffour's foresight for this Bui dam which someone is boasting for its achievement. Bui dam has been on the drawing borad since the colonial days; yet it too the vision of President Kuffour t ...
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  • Joe 11 years ago

    The VRA must be told that it is not the regulatory body for power in Ghana. That is why the Bui power is also an authority of its own so that we can see how inefficient the VRA is. If the government makes mistake and give Bui ...
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  • Sankofa 11 years ago

    It appesrs Nigeria is playing politics with the West Africa gas pipeline. Or is it corruption?

    This project has taken so long to complete and supply us with the gaas we need to power our thermal plants. There is always som ...
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  • Concerned 11 years ago

    Qs.... What did they do before the Gas pipeline.. I don't remember prices falling when it started, so how is the gas pipeline the source of our energy problems - there were other ways to lift gas before, there were other opti ...
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