No electricity for 167 communities in Tatale – DCE

Only two out of the 169 communities in the Talale/Sangule District in the Northern Region are connected to the national electricity grid, while two more are wired for connection.In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mr Waake said although the assembly managed to procure 100 high tension poles, that was not enough as that could only suffice for power extension in the Tatale Township and its surrounding communities.The Tatale Sangule District, which was carved from the then Zabzugu/Tatale District, is one of the new 46 districts created in 2012 with absolutely no physical infrastructure to function appropriately.Mr Waake said President Mahama had promised to connect five communities namely; Kandin, Sheini, Sangule, Tatindo and Nahuyili to the national grid as part of the rural electrification programme.He said 160 more communities would still be without electricity granted that the two wired communities and the five promised by the President were carried out.The DCE said although the assembly had managed to construct a 20-kilometre access road from Tatale to Kandin, it was handicapped in the construction of bridges and culverts and appealed to the Feeder Roads Department of the Ministry of Roads and Highways to come to its support.He said the construction of bridges and culverts on that road would facilitate the movement of passengers and foodstuff to marketing centres since it would connect over 60 communities.In the interim, therefore, Mr Waake said the assembly had applied to the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to support it with solar lamps, especially to communities with health facilities to save lives.

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