The workers of the Volta River Authority (VRA) intend to petition President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over a proposal to merge with the Bui Energy Authority, the Electrical energy Firm of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electrical energy Distribution Firm (NEDCo).
A profitable merger will pave the best way for the federal government to determine an impartial Thermal Energy Authority from the VRA’s thermal vegetation.
Nonetheless, the teams who oppose the merger, argue that the proposed modifications are merely an try to lease the authority to cronies.
In an interview, the Chairman of the Senior Employees Affiliation of VRA, Theophilus Tetteh Ahia, careworn that they’d use all authorized means to cease the merger.
“We’re Ghanaians and we’re main stakeholders on this and we’re going to use all respectable forces inside our means, all of the authorized processes that now we have to make sure that Ghanaians aren’t shortchanged.
“We can’t fold our arms and permit something Ghana to be offered to the best bidder. We’re going to resist this [merger].
“We’re popping out to petition TUC as a result of the little data now we have is that they’ve additionally not been consulted. We’re going to petition the President to inform the President that we predict that this difficulty is just not in the most effective curiosity of Ghanaians,” he famous in an interview monitored by The Ghana Report on Citi Information.
“However we would like Ghanaians to know that we’re not and we’re not in favour of this laws after which the sale of the VRA Thermal Plant,” he added.
About Volta River Authority
The Volta River Authority (VRA), established on April 26, 1961, is remitted to generate, transmit and distribute electrical energy underneath the Volta River Improvement Act, Act 46 of the Republic of Ghana.
Nonetheless, following the promulgation of a significant modification to the Act throughout the context of the Ghana Authorities Energy Sector Reforms in 2005, the VRA’s mandate has now been largely restricted to the era of electrical energy. This modification has created an enabling surroundings to draw Unbiased Energy Producers (IPPs) into the Ghana Power market.
The modification additionally hived off the VRA’s transmission perform right into a separate entity designated the Ghana Grid Firm (GRIDCo), whereas the distribution company, the Northern Electrical energy Division (NED), established in April 1987, additionally advanced into the Northern Electrical energy Distribution Firm (NEDCo), a wholly-owned standalone subsidiary of the VRA.
The VRA has diversified its energy era portfolio to benefit from out there and sustainable sources of vitality, primarily hydro, and pure fuel and renewables. The Authority owns and operates a complete put in electrical energy era capability of two,547MW. The 2 major hydro vegetation, Akosombo and Kpong Producing Stations each positioned on the Volta River have 1,020MW and 160MW respectively. These are complemented by a 2.5MW Photo voltaic PV Plant at Navrongo within the Higher East Area, a 6.54MW Photo voltaic PV Plant at Lawra (within the Higher West Regiion), and 13MW and 15MW Photo voltaic PV Crops each at Kaleo within the Higher West Area.
The VRA additionally owns plenty of thermal vegetation positioned in Aboadze close to Takoradi, Tema and Anwomaso within the Ashanti Area. The Authority’s thermal amenities embody the 330MW Takoradi Thermal (T1) Energy Station, a 340MW Takoradi Worldwide Firm Thermal (T2) Energy Plant, which is a three way partnership (JV) between VRA and TAQA from Abu Dhabi; a 110MW Tema Thermal 1 Energy Plant (TT1PP) now designated Station 2, an 80MW Tema Thermal 2 Energy Plant (TT2PP) designated as Station 3, a 220MW Kpone Thermal Energy Station (KTPS) and a 150MW Anwomaso Thermal Energy Station (ATPS), with a further 100MW but to be relocated from Aboadze to Anwomaso.