VRA imports lamps for energy conservation campaign

Akosombo (Eastern Region) -- The Volta River Authority (VRA) has imported 400,000 compact florescent lamps (CFLS) at 1,000 dollars for sale to the public in order to reduce significantly energy consumption.

Disclosing this to the Ghana News Agency at Akosombo on Tuesday, Jabesh Amissah-Arthur, deputy Chief Executive in-charge of Engineering and Operations, said the energy consumed in the country impacted heavily on water usage of the Akosombo dam.

He said the use of compact florescent lamps would reduce energy consumption and assist consumers to make savings on their bills, stressing that CFLS are widely recognised as the major solution for reducing electricity consumption for domestic lighting.

Amissah-Arthur disclosed that VRA was now exhibiting leadership by example by making optimum use of energy in its own premises. He said the Chief Executive of the VRA, Dr Charles Wereko-Brobbey, has therefore, set up energy conservation task force within the Authority to carry out a comprehensive energy audit of all VRA facilities and implementation of measures to reduce energy consumption.

Amissah-Arthur said the VRA intends to embark on energy consumption campaign to motivate the population to improve on its consumption habit by putting off electrical gadgets that are not in use.