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Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has admitted that the long delay in the construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose dam project is as a result of financial constraints.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the launch of the Northern Development Authority\u2019s five-year strategic plan in Tamale, Dr. Bawumia said government will look for funds to construct the dam.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though the project is facing financial challenges, we are determined to find the resources to complete the construction of the dam.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sod was cut for the construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose dam project in 2020 and was to be funded with a Sydohydro facility of $993 million.<\/p>\n
The project awarded to China Power International group was scheduled for completion four years after the sod cutting.<\/p>\n
The project was aimed at addressing the perennial flooding associated with the spillage of the Bagre dam from neighbouring Burkina-Faso and also providing 60MW and 50MW of hydro and solar electricity respectively.<\/p>\n
But physical construction of the project at Kurugu in the North East Region is yet to commence after two years and ten months into the project execution period.<\/p>\n
Last week, peasant farmers in the Northern part of the country demonstrated over the delay in the construction of the dam.<\/p>\n