Government launches electrification project to connect 90 communities in Oti
The Ghanaian government has launched a major electrification project, the Turnkey Electrification Project, to bring electricity to 90 communities in the Oti Region and improve existing networks. This initiative, part of the Rural Electricity Acceleration and Urban Intensification Initiative, aims to cover all 16 regions over the next four years, utilizing various technologies including solar streetlights and mini-grids.
Why it matters
This project is crucial for socio-economic development in rural and urban areas of Ghana, improving living standards, supporting businesses, and enhancing public safety through better lighting and reliable power supply. It addresses a fundamental infrastructure need for a significant portion of the population.
Dambai (O/R), Sept. 26, GNA – The Government has launched the Turnkey Electrification Project under the Rural Electricity Acceleration and Urban Intensification Initiative (REIP), with 90 communities across all nine districts of the Oti Region expected to benefit.
The project seeks to extend electricity supply to communities without access while improving and intensifying existing electricity networks to enhance reliability and support socio-economic development.
Launching the project, Mr Richard Gyan-Mensah, the Deputy Minister of Energy and Green Transition and Member of Parliament for Gomoa West Constituency, said the rural electrification and urban intensification components were designed to address different but complementary electricity needs.
He said the urban component would focus on intensifying and improving existing electricity networks, while the rural component would extend electricity to communities currently without access.
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