{"id":721235,"date":"2019-10-11T15:33:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T15:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/11\/gridco-restores-power-to-akwatia-gcd\/"},"modified":"2019-10-11T15:33:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T15:33:43","slug":"gridco-restores-power-to-akwatia-gcd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/11\/gridco-restores-power-to-akwatia-gcd\/","title":{"rendered":"GRIDCo Restores Power to Akwatia GCD"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Dr. Amuzu addressing the press<\/strong><\/p>\n

Electricity
\nhas been reconnected to Akwatia Ghana Consolidated Diamonds (GCD) Limited and
\nsurrounding communities after close to two years of being in darkness. The
\nGhana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo)\u00a0reconnected the area to the national
\ngrid this week.<\/p>\n

The company
\nand its surrounding communities were disconnected in November 2017 by GRIDCo
\ndue to unpaid electricity bill amounting to about a million dollars.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The
\nreconnection follows the takeover of the company by government from the Great
\nConsolidated Diamonds Ghana Limited (GCDGL), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group
\nof Companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The
\ngovernment through the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) took
\nover the company from GCDGL in September this year. This is as a result of the
\ninability of the management of GCDGL to turn around the fortunes of the company
\nafter almost eight years since it was sold to them. An Interim Management
\nCommittee (IMC) has been constituted to run the company while the government
\nlooks for new investors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The people
\nof Akwatia have since expressed their appreciation to the government for the
\ntake over and the reconnection. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Dr.
\nJoseph Amuzu, President of Akwatia Development Association (AkDA), thanked the
\npresident for the bold decision to take over the company. He expressed the
\nreadiness of the association to support the IMC to achieve their aim of
\nrevamping the company and getting investors for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Restocking of GCD Hospital\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The
\nAssociation expressed hope that the IMC would live up to expectation.
\nMeanwhile, GCD hospital, a hospital owned by the company, according to the
\nAssociation, has also been restocked with medicines and hospital equipment by
\nthe IMC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The
\nPresident, Nana Addo\u00a0Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is however expected to visit the
\ncompany on Sunday as part of his working tour to the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n

By Nana Kwasi\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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