The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned Phase II of the Tsatsadu micro-hydropower generation plant, constructed on the Tsatsadu waterfalls at Alavanyo in the Hohoe District of the Volta Region.
Constructed entirely by Ghanaian engineers of the Bui Power Authority (BPA) and funded largely from internally generated funds, Phase I of the Tsatsadu Generating Station (TGS) - commissioned by President Akufo-Addo in December 2020 - generated 45 kilowatts (KW) of power while Phase II adds 75 Kw.
Vice President Bawumia, who also commissioned a Centre of Excellence constructed by the BPA to house and provide practical training to Engineering students, described the projects as part of the government's efforts to diversify the country's energy mix and reduce the reliance on oil and gas for electricity generation.
Dr Bawumia, who is also the flagbearer of the NPP for the December elections, commended the Board and Management of the BPA for their efforts in diversifying their energy generation mix with the recent completion of a 5 MW solar farm on the Bui Dam, adding that a Bawumia Government would do even more. "As I have indicated in my Manifesto for the 2024 elections, I will work to introduce 2,000 MW of solar power into our energy mix.