Ghana’s seat of government, the Jubilee House, will August this year be powered by Solar Energy, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced.
Delivering his 3rd State of the Nation Address Thursday, February 21, the President said the move is part of government’s decision to gradually move all government buildings to solar energy.
“To reduce government’s expenditure on utilities, and also promote the use of solar power for government and public buildings, the Ministry of Energy initiated the Solar Rooftop Programme. The Ministry is leading by example with the installation of a 65-kilowatt solar rooftop system at its premises.
“Jubilee House will also be powered, as from August this year, by solar energy, as an example to other public institutions.
“In fact, government’s target is to install up to 200 megawatts of distributed solar power by 2030 in both residential and non-residential facilities in order to reduce Government’s liabilities to ECG.”
The President also touted the discovery of the latest oil block by Aker Energy under his government.
“There has been good news with the recent announcement by Aker Energy of one of the biggest oil finds in Africa. Mr Speaker, this has led me to think that an NPP government must be good for Ghana.
“After many, many years of our looking and almost giving up, it took an NPP government to discover oil in 2007. In eight years of NDC administration, 13 oil block deals were signed, and not a single one was developed. The first one signed in 2017, under my government, which was Aker, has led to the second biggest oil discovery in Africa.”
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
