{"id":770264,"date":"2019-12-23T12:01:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T12:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/23\/vra-to-extend-power-to-mali\/"},"modified":"2019-12-23T12:01:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T12:01:26","slug":"vra-to-extend-power-to-mali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/23\/vra-to-extend-power-to-mali\/","title":{"rendered":"VRA To Extend Power To Mali"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

VRA Boss (Right) recieves plaque from Mr Anane of ACID (Left)<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE
\nVOLTA River Authority (VRA) has through the West African Power Pool (WAPP)
\npriority project, begun preparations towards the supply of power to Mali and
\nits environs in the Sahel Region by 2023. <\/p>\n

The
\nproject which was approved in 2011 and funded by the European Commission consists
\nof establishing a regional power interconnection line of about 800km linking
\nTumu-Bolga in northern Ghana to Sikasso-Bamako in Mali through Bobo-Dioulasso
\nof Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

This
\nis to allow for power exchanges between coastal countries with access to
\ncheaper energy resources and landlocked Sahelian countries, which in effect
\nwill contribute to the creation of a regional network and market for energy in
\nWest Africa in the medium to long term.<\/p>\n

Chief
\nExecutive Officer of VRA, Emmanuel Antwi Darkwa, who granted an interview after
\nreceiving an integrity award at the maiden Annual Public Service Excellence
\nawards on Friday, said; \u201cOnce that is done, we will supply power to Mali, and
\nonce we get to Mali then we are in Senegal, once we are in Senegal we are in Guinea
\nand once in Guinea then we are in Liberia through Sierra Leone, Cote D\u2019 ivoire
\nand then back to Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n

He
\nindicated that the VRA was poised to become a dominant power supplier in the
\nWest African Sub region as it had an efficient modus operandi, comparative
\nadvantage in indigenous power generation and also currently exports power to Burkina
\nFaso, Togo and Benin.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe
\nare not going to limit ourselves to only Ghana because we have provided a solid
\nfoundation for economic growth as we have power available and we want to look
\nbeyond Ghana,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The
\nawards scheme was initiated by the Africa Centre for Integrity and Development
\n(ACID), a civil society organization that is focused on strengthening systems
\nof integrity in the country.<\/p>\n

Spokesperson
\nfor ACID, Francis Anane said that the decision to commend the CEO of VRA was
\nbased on the performance of the organization which had made enormous
\ncontributions in terms of its power generation and supply to Ghanaians and also
\nits corporate social responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe
\nhave also seen the quality of leadership in the set up of VRA and so wanted to
\naward them for their leadership role and also set an example for the youth,\u201d he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

By Issah Mohammed <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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