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The standard bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has announced Party plans to establish a coal plant at Ekumfi Otuam in the Central Region.
The planned 2,000 megawatt (MW) plant will significantly increase the country’s hydroelectric, thermal and solar power generation sources, the work of which had previously begun by the Volta River Authority (VRA) in collaboration with partners prior to the departure of the NDC. .
Mr. Mahama gave security to a durbar of the Chiefs and the village of Ekumfi-Otuam on the second day of his four-day tour of the Central Region.
He said that after a series of feasibility studies, Otuam, the hometown of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, was identified as a potential site for the project and promised to make it operational when given the go-ahead.
“We identified several possible places where we can build this project. We started from the west to the east, trying to get a possible location around the coast to install the infrastructure. One of the potential sites is Otuam, the hometown of our late president, Atta Mills, ”he said.
Coal plants produce electricity by burning coal in a boiler to produce steam under tremendous pressure. The energy produced from coal is cheaper, abundant and more affordable than other energy sources.
Former President Mahama spoke about establishing a salt processing factory in the community to create employment and significantly empower people with other job skills and training to improve their lives.
Such interventions were part of a larger strategy to sustainably open up the entire Ekumfi district with a massive investment push to accommodate its status as the late President Mills’ home region.
Abeiku Crentsil, the NDC candidate for parliament, accused the ruling New Patriotic Party of doing little to build a landing beach for which it had cut the grass.
He described such government moves as deceptive and assured people of the NDC’s determination to deliver on its promises to get the job done when voting for power.
Odaefo Akyen VIII, head of Otuam and president of the Ekumfi-Otuam Traditional Council, called on politicians and key stakeholders to maintain the enviable peace of the nation before, during and after the elections.
He called for more infrastructure support, including good roads, education, healthcare and sustainable jobs for the people.
