ECG, VRA hot over power crisis

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BOY KOFI 11 years ago

Our Universities are not producing graduates who have passion for rennovation,invention,transformation and productivity.What they give us are graduates who come out of school in search of cash,corruption and laziness.Competen ...
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Our Universities are not producing graduates who have passion for rennovation,invention,transformation and productivity.What they give us are graduates who come out of school in search of cash,corruption and laziness.Competence,conviction and responsibility do not matter to such passive graduates,that's why we have bad Administrators and Engineers everywhere.Thank you.
TerriblY Spe cifiC 11 years ago

THE 2001-2008 ERA OF THE NPP WAS REGRETTABLE AND DISASTROUS.

THE 2001-2008 ERA OF THE NPP WAS REGRETTABLE AND DISASTROUS.
GHANA 11 years ago

NPP KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT IT

NPP KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT IT
ZoRRo 11 years ago

We have a stupid culture of not thinking ahead. No one has been charged to think ahead, not event the government. So, a whole nation DRIFTS one day at a time, WHERE EVER the wind blows. If the government was in charge of air ...
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We have a stupid culture of not thinking ahead. No one has been charged to think ahead, not event the government. So, a whole nation DRIFTS one day at a time, WHERE EVER the wind blows. If the government was in charge of air supply, air will also be rationed.
Gye Nyame 11 years ago

The various agencies need to be restructured so they are put under one minister, so they can work together and get away from the silo mentality. Now that we have heard the root cause bla, bla, bla, what is the comprehensive s ...
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The various agencies need to be restructured so they are put under one minister, so they can work together and get away from the silo mentality. Now that we have heard the root cause bla, bla, bla, what is the comprehensive solution? We need to stop putting band aids on the problem and instead tackle it head on. Invest money used for judgment debts into our infrastructure.
OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, h ...
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When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, he had the gut to recommend his fellow journalists to be executed by PNDC. Pratt even recommended Baako to be killed by the regime, thank God Baako was instead touchered violently and severely but his life was spared. This is what Kwesi Pratt can do. Now Pratt is a secret agent to NDC and US Embassy in Ghana. May God forgive Pratt and spare him the untold evils that will come upon him and his generations. The souls of those journalist killed through Pratt's recommendations to PNDC will never forgive Pratt. Now Pratt has the guts to take Diplomatic Passport and smuggled his weak-headed children to work at the Ministries under Mills NDC, may God forgive Pratt and his dependance and spare them of the evils ahead of them...
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS, NOT PRIDEFUL.. 11 years ago

I WILL NEVER RESPECT MY ELDERS!
THE CURRENT STATE OF DESPAIR FACED BY THE WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN GH TODAY IS A RESULT OF CONSISTENT BAD DECISIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF OUR RESOURCES. EVER SINCE DR. NKRUMAH WAS DEPOSED AS P ...
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I WILL NEVER RESPECT MY ELDERS!
THE CURRENT STATE OF DESPAIR FACED BY THE WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN GH TODAY IS A RESULT OF CONSISTENT BAD DECISIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF OUR RESOURCES. EVER SINCE DR. NKRUMAH WAS DEPOSED AS PRESIDENT OF GH THROUGH A VIOLENT, UNCONSTITUTIONAL COUP D'ETAT. ALL OTHER LEADERS WHO CAME AFTER HIM HAVE PROVEN WHY GH ELDERS DONT DESERVE AN IOTA OF RESPECT OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM ME OR ANY OTHER GH YOUTH, WOMAN OR CHILD. TODAY, LOOK AT THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES, LACK OF JOBS, TERRIBLE LIVING CONDITIONS FOR US THE YOUTHS, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN GH? WE DONT EVEN HAVE A WOMEN OR CHILDREN HOSPITAL IN ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY. WAT DOES THE FUTURE BEHOLD FOR THE UNBORN GH CHILD?
NO ELDER, LEADER DESERVES AN IOTA OF RESPECT IN GH. THEY HAVE ALL FAILED US. TO THE YOUTH, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN GH. I SAY SHAME THE ELDERS. SHAME OUR FATHERS. FOR THEY HAVE SOWN BAD, IRRESPONSIBLE ND UNCOUTH SEEDS NOT WORTH EMULATION. From 1957 independence to 2008 Ghana owed $9.5 billion in loans.
Within the last 3 years alone Ghana's debt has increased to $21.7 billion !!!
HMM HMM, Where did the $12.2 billion go? JOHN Dramani Mahama has used the nation as a security to purchase an Aircraft at the expense of
Tax Payers.
How can Dramani go out to borrow money $3 billion dolla
rs from the Chinese Government and use the money to buy an aircraft
for himself when our nation is suffering? SUCH PPL DONT DESERVE MY RESPECT|||: JJ RAWLINGS, AKWASI NYANTAKYI, HANNAH TETTEH, NANA KONADU, BETTY MOULD, KUFFOUR, OTUMFOUR, WOYOME, MAHAMA, ATO QUARSHIE, PV OBENG, TSIKATA, THE AHWOIS, KWADWO MPIANI, DUFFOUR, AFARI GYAN.....YOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF USELESS MORONS. CANT U SEE THE DAMAGE YOUR GREED, SELFISHNESS AND LACK OF VISION AND INNOVATION HAS DONE TO OMAN GH? LOOK AT THE DESPAIR AND DISAPPOINTMENT ON THE FACES OF THE ORDINARY GH WOMAN, YOUTH AND CHILD? WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE UNBORN GH? YOU FOLKS OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES.
Who APPOINTED AFARI GYAN?
With the exception of the NDC, did any other political party in the country had any hand in the selection of the composition of the Electoral Commission ?
I REFUSE TO RESPECT MY ELDERS. I DARE THEM TO TAKE THEIR STOLEN WEALTH TO THE GRAVE WITH THEM WHEN THEY DIE. USELESS BUNCH OF FOOLS! U PPL DONT DESERVE MY RESPECT OR THAT IF THE YOUTH AND CHILDREN IN GH. SHAME IN YOU!
JM 11 years ago

Have you got a head on your body I guess not, else you wouldn't talk foolishly. NPP was in power for eight years compared to NDC 24 years governing more than any party, please reason before you spew garbage from your stinking ...
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Have you got a head on your body I guess not, else you wouldn't talk foolishly. NPP was in power for eight years compared to NDC 24 years governing more than any party, please reason before you spew garbage from your stinking foul mouth. If after a good five years being in power still blaming NPP then you fools are not worth being in government. NPP wasn't good enough reason why they were voted out of power, you liars (NDC) lied to give us good governance, shut up and fix the damn problems.
GHANA 11 years ago

THE TEACH ONLY BOOKLONG FOR NOTHING

THE TEACH ONLY BOOKLONG FOR NOTHING
Whatever 11 years ago

If the source for electricity generation is expensive and scarce then logically, the selling price of electricity will be expensive and scarce that is why there is an urgent need to FIND CHEAP SOURCE of electricity production ...
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If the source for electricity generation is expensive and scarce then logically, the selling price of electricity will be expensive and scarce that is why there is an urgent need to FIND CHEAP SOURCE of electricity production like sun, biomas, wind etc. It is the only way to make electricity cheap and abundant
Ismail Larbama 11 years ago

The officials at the helm of affairs of the power producers and suppliers are all bunch of crocks headed by Mr Kweku Awotwe.

They want to be investors of energy privately and at the same time head those offices, They shoul ...
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The officials at the helm of affairs of the power producers and suppliers are all bunch of crocks headed by Mr Kweku Awotwe.

They want to be investors of energy privately and at the same time head those offices, They should sacked from the office to pave way for competent people to do the job. Mr President what are you waiting for? Dont you know they are betraying you?
Ewusi 11 years ago

When a true leaders comes our problems would solve by themselves.80 million worth of our gold was flown was to Turkey,without any proper explanation. The head is rotten.

When a true leaders comes our problems would solve by themselves.80 million worth of our gold was flown was to Turkey,without any proper explanation. The head is rotten.
Bran 11 years ago

Solarpower ?

Solarpower ?
Ernest 11 years ago

It is 100% vivid that some people behind what is happening,

some of the top boss need to be sack.

How could that happenend?

It is 100% vivid that some people behind what is happening,

some of the top boss need to be sack.

How could that happenend?
Why 11 years ago

It is true. The ECG Boss and the VRA boss should be kicked out to arrive at the solution. What is happening is intentionally motivated. I do not also believe the fat amount they are using to generate the Electricity. They are ...
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It is true. The ECG Boss and the VRA boss should be kicked out to arrive at the solution. What is happening is intentionally motivated. I do not also believe the fat amount they are using to generate the Electricity. They are not only incompetent but also calculated their attempt to destroy Mahama's Administration. The President has every authority to sack those country looters.
Appiah Adjei Twum Michael 11 years ago

The VRA, ECG and The Government of Ghana should do their best to solve the electrical problems that Ghanaians are facing. many Ghanaians are suffering, especially, those who use electricity to do their businesses. God bless o ...
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The VRA, ECG and The Government of Ghana should do their best to solve the electrical problems that Ghanaians are facing. many Ghanaians are suffering, especially, those who use electricity to do their businesses. God bless our homeland Ghana.
Kofi 11 years ago

Fire them all and bring new pwople to be incharge simple

Fire them all and bring new pwople to be incharge simple
ADAMA 11 years ago

HOW CAN U VOTE FOOLS WITHOUT VISION TO LEAD A COUNTRY

HOW CAN U VOTE FOOLS WITHOUT VISION TO LEAD A COUNTRY
Barima Yaw 11 years ago

true

true
GHANA 11 years ago

THE HAVE FAILED GHANA

THE HAVE FAILED GHANA
Nana Yaw III 11 years ago

In a country where the players - VRA, ECG GRIDCo and NEDCo - all operate as different entities but are financed by the same state, the wisest thing to do is to merge these companies in order to make them more cost effective, ...
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In a country where the players - VRA, ECG GRIDCo and NEDCo - all operate as different entities but are financed by the same state, the wisest thing to do is to merge these companies in order to make them more cost effective, prodictive and efficient.

As separate entities, they have proved beyond resonable doubts to be incompetent, inefficient and unproductive, having a field day at playing blame games and shifting blames.

What we need is a single state power generating, trasmission and distribution body, where the three functions will operate as departments under the single body. This will cut down operational costs by not less than 20%, improve coordination, efficiency and productivity.

Let me add that private power generators can continue to generate and sell power to the state body for distribution.
Yaw Benya 11 years ago

Merge these as one umbrella company with GRidoc and ECB being subsidiaries

Merge these as one umbrella company with GRidoc and ECB being subsidiaries
Age joe 11 years ago

Help VRA to build up alternative power supply
Ink. Don't blame them, they are working with what they have. How can you give somebody a 2.0 liter engine and expect him to race with a 5.0 tether engine.
It's all bout your p ...
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Help VRA to build up alternative power supply
Ink. Don't blame them, they are working with what they have. How can you give somebody a 2.0 liter engine and expect him to race with a 5.0 tether engine.
It's all bout your pocket brother.
Joe 11 years ago

We know the problems if these things are always managing it will not damage to this extend OKAY FINE ITS UNDER PEPAIR BUT THE GOVEMENT IS NOT HELPING IF THE PRESIDENT WILL REMEBER IN THE OLD DAY WHEN THIS LIKE THIS HAPPEN WHA ...
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We know the problems if these things are always managing it will not damage to this extend OKAY FINE ITS UNDER PEPAIR BUT THE GOVEMENT IS NOT HELPING IF THE PRESIDENT WILL REMEBER IN THE OLD DAY WHEN THIS LIKE THIS HAPPEN WHAT THE PRESIDENT DOES IS SENT WATER TO EVERY TOWN I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE IN LINE WHEN THE TRUCK COME AND AT LEAST WE WILL GET SOME WATER FOR COUPLE OF DAYS WE ALL KNOW THINGS ARE ADD IN EVERYWHERE BUT EVEN THIS TRUCKS ARE COMING AND EVEN SELLING THE WATER PEOPLE WILL BUY IT PLEASE MR PRESIDENT THINK OF THIS BEFORE THINGS FALL OUT OF HAND IT TAKING TO LONG ON THIS MATTER DO SOMETHING WHAT WE NEED IS WATER AND LIGHT
HANA 11 years ago

WHOEVER IS UNDER THIS MUST BE STUPID PEOPLE ARE DIEING

WHOEVER IS UNDER THIS MUST BE STUPID PEOPLE ARE DIEING
EDDIE 11 years ago

In my opinion, the country's power crises can be solved permanently and in the shortest possible time on condition that the authorities concerned meet to discuss in details to find out the cause of the matter and solution to ...
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In my opinion, the country's power crises can be solved permanently and in the shortest possible time on condition that the authorities concerned meet to discuss in details to find out the cause of the matter and solution to the cause. Secondly Ghana must halt with immediate effect, the expansion of power export to neighbouring countries. Why expand the power export when we can't meet the nation's current demand??? Mismanagement of the nations resources in my opinion is the main cause of our current problems on WATER, ELECTRICITY and HOUSING.
BOY KOFI 11 years ago

Where are the graduates and elites with best knowledge in Administration,Science,Technology and Research?Have our Universities produced only businessmen and politicians?I think it's about time we look at things in Scientific ...
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Where are the graduates and elites with best knowledge in Administration,Science,Technology and Research?Have our Universities produced only businessmen and politicians?I think it's about time we look at things in Scientific perspective instead of political.Thank you.
Gegee 11 years ago

If they stop power exports how do you expect them to get money to operate? The cost is inadequate and in addition the government is not paying it's bills.

If they stop power exports how do you expect them to get money to operate? The cost is inadequate and in addition the government is not paying it's bills.
Truth 11 years ago

I just can't understand our leaders.These rich numerous mining companies in Ghana that consumes a lot of power should be made to generate their own power from gensets as it being done in Countries like Burkina Faso, Mali et t ...
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I just can't understand our leaders.These rich numerous mining companies in Ghana that consumes a lot of power should be made to generate their own power from gensets as it being done in Countries like Burkina Faso, Mali et to consume so that the ordinary Ghanaian can use the little power from Akosombo.
Ghanaba 11 years ago

Simple Solution : Just turn off the power supply to the homes of each of these bosses for 1 week and make sure they are not using standby generators and the situation will change within one week. None of them knows how it rea ...
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Simple Solution : Just turn off the power supply to the homes of each of these bosses for 1 week and make sure they are not using standby generators and the situation will change within one week. None of them knows how it really feels to go without electricity.
BOY KOFI 11 years ago

Energy is about Science and Technology but not political.What kind of Human Resources do we have considering the number of graduates our universities produce locally and those trained abroad?Thank you.

Energy is about Science and Technology but not political.What kind of Human Resources do we have considering the number of graduates our universities produce locally and those trained abroad?Thank you.
PAA NII TESHIE. 11 years ago

From the presentation by the VRA, it is clear that the problem is more of incompetence, inefficiency and lack of patriotism on the part of the VRA management that is creating the power crisis.If government supports the purcha ...
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From the presentation by the VRA, it is clear that the problem is more of incompetence, inefficiency and lack of patriotism on the part of the VRA management that is creating the power crisis.If government supports the purchase of the light crude oil for the production of the energy generated by VRA then the complain by the VRA for the need to increase the tariff is unacceptable. I do not think government has indicated that she was not going to support the purchase of the light crude oil. From all indications the rising production bill for the generation of energy is the use of light crude oil in place of the LPG which is not available due to the problem with the West African gas pipe line. If the foregoing deduction is the fact as presented by the VRA, then it is possible all will be well as soon as the problem with the West African gas pipe line is fixed. I wish to urge government to continue to support the VRA in the purchase of the light crude oil and if the need be increase her support level.
BOY KOFI 11 years ago

We have an on going Gas Processing Plant in the Western Region prefinanced by Sinopec,s Chinese Multinational company.This Gas Processing Plant supposed to be operational by the end of 2012 likewise Bui Dam,why are they not c ...
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We have an on going Gas Processing Plant in the Western Region prefinanced by Sinopec,s Chinese Multinational company.This Gas Processing Plant supposed to be operational by the end of 2012 likewise Bui Dam,why are they not completed by now but we spent large sum of money to buy Light Crude everyday.Again,we are producing oil ourselves here,so something is wrong somewhere I believe.Thank you.
aboa fly 11 years ago

What happens to the massive bills we pay?why are the officers refusing to give a detail account on it?this is a sign of incompetence.always talking about what is spent but not what is generated.Akosombo dam is the biggest art ...
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What happens to the massive bills we pay?why are the officers refusing to give a detail account on it?this is a sign of incompetence.always talking about what is spent but not what is generated.Akosombo dam is the biggest artificial lake in the world.lf it is managed properly,it should rather give us profit to finance other projects.
Chief amankwa 11 years ago

For any planner to reach that level of crisis to react mean our leadership are just useless time waters...why should you wait till this point to react ..

For any planner to reach that level of crisis to react mean our leadership are just useless time waters...why should you wait till this point to react ..
Chief amankwa 11 years ago

Sack all of these god damn useless bosses at vra,ECG and their own worth is driving around in 4by4 and meeting school girls...
These men are hopeless and must be sacked or arrested as nation destroyers.

Sack all of these god damn useless bosses at vra,ECG and their own worth is driving around in 4by4 and meeting school girls...
These men are hopeless and must be sacked or arrested as nation destroyers.
insight to the bone 11 years ago

a day in the life of our pepeni , he wakes up in the morning and stashes 170$ million in Swiss banks and when he is found out he says npp did it . he is then teleported startrek style to turkey again by these npp who put him ...
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a day in the life of our pepeni , he wakes up in the morning and stashes 170$ million in Swiss banks and when he is found out he says npp did it . he is then teleported startrek style to turkey again by these npp who put him beside 1500 metric tonnes of gold stolen from the country so blame it on the npp , then this same mischievous npp dwarfs take the gold to the taliban iranians , after he comes back and they lock him in the room with an american homosexual who rapes him willingly for 7 days and 7 nights , oh how bad is the npp , they are not done yet so they force him to appoint only useless northerners disguised as chinchinga sellers as his ministers of state because they stuck a huge vibrator in his ass , still not enough they hypnotize him so he kills mills as a zombie , then he is rushed to south africa where again he is forced to hide more of ghana's money , then they burden him with a lazy civil service which takes 67% of the country's revenue so he doesnt have enough to take to the banks in the UK , and to rap it all up they tie him up so he is forced to refuse help from obama , the germans and japanese and instead push him to the borg locust greedy chinese and koreans , come fifi kwetey and rashid knights of the ndc JJ traitor table and blame it on the npp and the akans as they deserve nothing better than to be second class citizens in their own country , still not done they for him to tell lies everyday morning noon and night and the hallelujah chorus is sung by ayiriga the almighty backed thy the mosquito general , all of this in one day , the saga continues
Kwame 11 years ago

There is no time to listen to these officials,JUST FIRE THEM ALL!NEW EFFICIENT OFFICIALS TO BE APPOINTED TO
RECTIFIED THE PROBLEMS.
This would give rise to PERFORMANCE in the public utility companies.

There is no time to listen to these officials,JUST FIRE THEM ALL!NEW EFFICIENT OFFICIALS TO BE APPOINTED TO
RECTIFIED THE PROBLEMS.
This would give rise to PERFORMANCE in the public utility companies.

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