Work on Ghana’s first coal power plant project begins in Q2

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Close Observer 8 years ago

A FEW YEARS AGO THE PEOPLE OF RWANDA (HUTUS AND TUTSIS) WERE VERY FOOLISH (DISCRIMINATING AGAINST EACH OTHER) AND THEY PAID DEARLY FOR THEIR FOOLISHNESS. YOU DON'T BUILD A NATION WITH DIVISION. WE NEED A RESPONSIBLE LEADER. R ...
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A FEW YEARS AGO THE PEOPLE OF RWANDA (HUTUS AND TUTSIS) WERE VERY FOOLISH (DISCRIMINATING AGAINST EACH OTHER) AND THEY PAID DEARLY FOR THEIR FOOLISHNESS. YOU DON'T BUILD A NATION WITH DIVISION. WE NEED A RESPONSIBLE LEADER. READ THE FOLLOWING:

President Mahama has chastised the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) for not selecting a competent northerner as its flagbearer.

Citing an example of former Vice President Ahaji Aliu Mahama, President Mahama accused the NPP for paying little attention to northerners.

According to him, the NPP has shown in the past that it has very little respect for northerners and therefore cannot be trusted.

The President made the remarks in Tongo when he resumed his camping tour of the Upper East region after suspending it for three days to attend to the victims of the Melcom disaster in Accra.

He said “our brother Aliu Mahama was Vice President for 8 years. I was Vice President for 3 and half years. For almost 12 years, we have tasted Vice Presidency. It’s no longer exciting. It’s no longer what we want.”

He said if the NPP wants votes from the northern part of the country, then they should put up Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia as their flagbearer to face-off with him.

“They want to win here, they should put him in number one and let two of us contest and then they will get something from here,” the president said.

Meanwhile, President Mahama has described the defeat of the republicans in the US elections as a good omen for the ruling NDC and an indication that similar thing will be replicated in Ghana in the upcoming elections.

According to him, anytime the democrat party win an election in the US, the NDC also wins in Ghana, making reference to the 2008 elections.

He said: “In 2008 polls in the USA, Obama won by chasing the elephant into the bush and later the NDC also chased the elephant into the bush in Ghana, and just this week, Obama has again chased the elephant into the bush, which will be replicated in Ghana in December.”

He said the performance of the NDC government in the last four years is enough evidence to encourage more Ghanaians to vote massively for the party in the forthcoming elections.

President Mahama said inspite of the increase in wage bills as a result of the implementation of the single spine salary structure, government is still economically solid to execute more development projects in the phase two of the Better Ghana Agenda.
Niibii 8 years ago

Those waging war are npp though ant interest in both ndc&npp I don't trust npp for a pin they are not good for our nation

Those waging war are npp though ant interest in both ndc&npp I don't trust npp for a pin they are not good for our nation
HUMANISM 8 years ago

This is incredible !!!
Where are the people of d Central Region ? Do we have humans living in this region ? Of course, the trees and animals cannot talk; but we humans can.
Ghana is a signatory to the Climate Change Conv ...
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This is incredible !!!
Where are the people of d Central Region ? Do we have humans living in this region ? Of course, the trees and animals cannot talk; but we humans can.
Ghana is a signatory to the Climate Change Convention. Every Country is moving away from Coal. Why is Ghana
moving to spend new money in a plant that will turn around to kill people and animals ?

All along I knew Mahama was a big fool and a poor manager. I did not know he is ACTUALLY THIS STUPID.

To get VOTES from the Volta region, he cut the sod in Keta to begin OIL DRILLING. He can continue to fool the people of the Volta Region.
Niibii 8 years ago

This coal plant will kill people it's not good for health that is why the develop nations has stop using it oh why Ghana? Our engineers are dead or what?,

This coal plant will kill people it's not good for health that is why the develop nations has stop using it oh why Ghana? Our engineers are dead or what?,
Apraku 8 years ago

And imagine all the health related issues attached to building this plant , what is it if Ghana can't pay for coal imports ??? Why didn't China build that instead opted for Hydro power? The smog and environmental realted prob ...
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And imagine all the health related issues attached to building this plant , what is it if Ghana can't pay for coal imports ??? Why didn't China build that instead opted for Hydro power? The smog and environmental realted problems who will account for that?? Really who is behind this project??
A Very Bad Business. 8 years ago

My God, coal plant in Ghana? These reckless Chinese will kill us. Who will save Ghana? Can we handle the attendant health hazard? And we are going to import this dangerous commodity with our limited foreign reserves. Oh Nana, ...
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My God, coal plant in Ghana? These reckless Chinese will kill us. Who will save Ghana? Can we handle the attendant health hazard? And we are going to import this dangerous commodity with our limited foreign reserves. Oh Nana, come quickly to rescue us.
Abdul 8 years ago

As the whole world is running away from coal due to its pollution, Ghana is diving head long into it. What is wrong with our leaders. Why not build gas powered turbine since we already have the West African Gas Pipeline. Wh ...
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As the whole world is running away from coal due to its pollution, Ghana is diving head long into it. What is wrong with our leaders. Why not build gas powered turbine since we already have the West African Gas Pipeline. Why, why, why???????
Say the TRUTH 8 years ago

Union of Concerned Scientists

Coal and Other Fossil Fuels
Coal power: air pollution

Environmental impacts of coal power: air pollution

Coal plants are the nation’s top source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, t ...
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Union of Concerned Scientists

Coal and Other Fossil Fuels
Coal power: air pollution

Environmental impacts of coal power: air pollution

Coal plants are the nation’s top source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the primary cause of global warming. In 2011, utility coal plants in the United States emitted a total of 1.7 billion tons of CO21. A typical coal plant generates 3.5 million tons of CO2 per year2.

Burning coal is also a leading cause of smog, acid rain, and toxic air pollution. Some emissions can be significantly reduced with readily available pollution controls, but most U.S. coal plants have not installed these technologies.
Sulfur dioxide (SO2): Coal plants are the United States’ leading source of SO2 pollution, which takes a major toll on public health, including by contributing to the formation of small acidic particulates that can penetrate into human lungs and be absorbed by the bloodstream. SO2 also causes acid rain, which damages crops, forests, and soils, and acidifies lakes and streams. A typical uncontrolled coal plant emits 14,100 tons of SO2 per year. A typical coal plant with emissions controls, including flue gas desulfurization (smokestack scrubbers), emits 7,000 tons of SO2 per year.
Nitrogen oxides (NOx): NOx pollution causes ground level ozone, or smog, which can burn lung tissue, exacerbate asthma, and make people more susceptible to chronic respiratory diseases. A typical uncontrolled coal plant emits 10,300 tons of NOx per year. A typical coal plant with emissions controls, including selective catalytic reduction technology, emits 3,300 tons of NOx per year.
Particulate matter: Particulate matter (also referred to as soot or fly ash) can cause chronic bronchitis, aggravated asthma, and premature death, as well as haze obstructing visibility. A typical uncontrolled plan emits 500 tons of small airborne particles each year. Baghouses installed inside coal plant smokestacks can capture as much as 99 percent of the particulates.
Mercury: Coal plants are responsible for more than half of the U.S. human-caused emissions of mercury, a toxic heavy metal that causes brain damage and heart problems. Just 1/70th of a teaspoon of mercury deposited on a 25-acre lake can make the fish unsafe to eat. A typical uncontrolled coal plants emits approximately 170 pounds of mercury each year. Activated carbon injection technology can reduce mercury emissions by up to 90 percent when combined with baghouses. ACI technology is currently found on just 8 percent of the U.S. coal fleet.

Other harmful pollutants emitted annually from a typical, uncontrolled coal plant include approximately:
114 pounds of lead, 4 pounds of cadmium, other toxic heavy metals, and trace amounts of uranium. Baghouses can reduce heavy metal emissions by up to 90 percent3.
720 tons of carbon monoxide, which causes headaches and places additional stress on people with heart disease.
220 tons of hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds (VOC), which form ozone.
225 pounds of arsenic, which will cause cancer in one out of 100 people who drink water containing 50 parts per billion.

1 EIA Data
2 Typical plant assumptions: Capacity=600 MW; Capacity Factor=69%; Heat Rate=10,415; CO2 Emissions Rate=206 pounds of CO2/Million Btu
3 Nescaum. “Control Technologies to Reduce Conventional and Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal-Fired Power Plants.” March 31, 2011.
Gablui 8 years ago

What is the matter with this government?They are so desperate for electricity that they are forgetting about the smog and pollution that comes out of coal plants.Developed countries are walking away from coal to renewable ene ...
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What is the matter with this government?They are so desperate for electricity that they are forgetting about the smog and pollution that comes out of coal plants.Developed countries are walking away from coal to renewable energy but this government wants to take us back.Folks,even China is trying hard to dump coal power and move to renewable power.This government must think about the health of our children and future children.Fellow Ghanaians let make it very clear to this government that this is dangerous to us.
Jonathan 8 years ago

The NDC has allowed Chinese Gallamases to pollute our rivers with Mercury in search of gold in the western region and you think they care about polluting the air with coal?

The NDC has allowed Chinese Gallamases to pollute our rivers with Mercury in search of gold in the western region and you think they care about polluting the air with coal?
JM 8 years ago

PLEASE DO GHANA HAVE MORE COAL TO FEED OR FUEL THAT POWER PLANT. IT SHOULD NOT BE ANOTHER PROJECT FOR THE COUNTRY TO LOOK FOR COAL FROM CHINA OR ANOTHER COUNTRY TO FUEL SUCH PLANT.PLEASE PREZ. MAHAMA LETS TRY POWER GENRATED W ...
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PLEASE DO GHANA HAVE MORE COAL TO FEED OR FUEL THAT POWER PLANT. IT SHOULD NOT BE ANOTHER PROJECT FOR THE COUNTRY TO LOOK FOR COAL FROM CHINA OR ANOTHER COUNTRY TO FUEL SUCH PLANT.PLEASE PREZ. MAHAMA LETS TRY POWER GENRATED WIND TURBINE TYPE, WHICH SHOULD BE BUILT ARROUND THE COASTAL AREAS.WIND DRIVEN IS CHEAP TOO PREZ JM.
kofi 8 years ago

all countries are moving away from coal power generation including China. guess what Ghana is now embracing it because of lack of planning and fools at the helm of affairs who are trying to convince us that there will be no e ...
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all countries are moving away from coal power generation including China. guess what Ghana is now embracing it because of lack of planning and fools at the helm of affairs who are trying to convince us that there will be no environmental impact. ask those idiots why is China closing all their coal plants. we have lazy journalist who don't want to ask difficult questions. that is why these so called idiots are taking us for a ride. I wouldn't be surprised if the plant is a recycled unit from China.
JJ 8 years ago

I'd like to see the full Environmental Impact Study report and complete minutes of the public forums.
What, they haven't conducted any studies...??? Insanity.

I'd like to see the full Environmental Impact Study report and complete minutes of the public forums.
What, they haven't conducted any studies...??? Insanity.
Charles 8 years ago

China's record on pollution is deplorable. Why are we buying a technology that is highly reliant on imports and highly polluting from a country that has always resisted calls to reduce pollution? Why has there not been any ex ...
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China's record on pollution is deplorable. Why are we buying a technology that is highly reliant on imports and highly polluting from a country that has always resisted calls to reduce pollution? Why has there not been any exploration of Solar farms in Ghana? How much solar energy could we have for that amount of money?. This is another step back in time by Mahama's Govt/non-govt. Most of the big economies are highly indebted to China. Of course they will give a loan but on what future commitment?
Nokwarehene 8 years ago

Simply nonsense to take us back to the 19th century.

Simply nonsense to take us back to the 19th century.
What to say 8 years ago

I don't understand why the govement goes in such project when everywhere in the world they try to stop coal power plant because of pollution.

I don't understand why the govement goes in such project when everywhere in the world they try to stop coal power plant because of pollution.

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