President
John Dramani Mahama has appointed Robert Dwamena as acting Managing Director of
the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). A statement signed by the Chief of
Staff, Prosper Bani, said the former MD, Rev. Ing. William Hutton-Mensah, who
is on his annual leave, is to report to the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum
for re-assignment. Mr. Dwamena, the Director of Procurements at the ECG started
his career with the Engineering Directorate of the Company in 1982. President
Mahama has meanwhile asked the Omanhene of Abeadze and President of the Central
Regional House of Chiefs, Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII, to act as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the ECG. It follows the resignation of Tony Oteng Gyasi
on health grounds. The nation’s power producers and distributors have been
struggling to meet the generation targets needed for industries, businesses and
homes despite increasing tariffs twice in 2014. The water level in the Akosombo
dam which serves as Ghana’s biggest plant with an installed capacity of
1020 megawatts has also been reducing steadily. It currently produces only 775
megawatts. This and other reasons compelled the ECG to release
a load-shedding timetable
but there have been complaints from the public about inconsistencies in the
power outage schedules. Meanwhile, the increase in shedding is expected to
continue in the coming weeks.
Source:Citifmonline.com
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