To help propel economic growth in the West African sub-region, a reliable power grid will be constructed in Ghana to make available some 450 megawatts to some selected West African countries.
Dubbed the “West African Power Pool”, the plant will be established in the Western region to “utilize Ghanaian gas from our future gas discoveries to produce 450 megawatts of power.”
President John Dramani Mahama said this when the President of Sierra Leone paid a courtesy call on him.
He noted that West Africa is currently experiencing fast growth but one of the major constraints is energy supply.
The President therefore indicated that in his capacity as Chairman on ECOWAS, he will focus on “how we can push through the integration of our infrastructure, most especially, energy.”
The generated power will then be transmitted through Cote D’Ivoire to Liberia and Sierra Leone.
He expressed the hope that the additional power to the Liberia and Sierra Leone “will continue to spur the growth that they we are seeing.”
Business World (with notes from citifmonline)