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Joy on the coast as Bawumia's solar-powered outboard motor undergoes testing in Central Region

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  • THE TRUTH 1 year ago

    Devt is to aspire to improve the life of a society at a lower or no cost .That is exactly what Bawumia is trying to teach Ghanaians.All his digitalisation activities are all aimed at improving standard of living.

  • TAKE OR PAY DEMON 1 year ago

    Mahama is watching with a gaze of greed and malice. He will soon claim credit for it.

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE ( OFIE P33) 1 year ago

    ##GOD BLESS NANA/BAWUMIA!!!!!!!
    WE HAVE SEEN SOME NDC FOOLS ALREADY DISPLAYING, CUTLASSES, AXES, GUNS, KNIVES AND STICKS TO BE USED ON ELECTION DAY INSTEAD OF THEIR THUMBS.
    THE SAME THING THESE FOOLS DID AT AYAWASO WHEN THE ...
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  • Other regions sharp 1 year ago

    Like accra someone go ask am if he invent am. Take it to the central region where you know they no go question you like that. Like this thing enter Kumasi Volta saf he finish.

  • Ibrahim 1 year ago

    Kwasia is sun going to shine in the night aboaba 419 sakawa

  • ZUZA 1 year ago

    Electricity can be stored in batteries for use after dusk. Expect doubting Thomases.

  • Obrempong 1 year ago

    Which electricity. Hahaha! What's the use of electricity in a solar powered engine. The absorption rate of sunlight by solar is 22% and conversion loss ( transformed into electric energy) is 6-8%. This is therefore highly uns ...
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  • Ibrahim Saani 1 year ago

    OMG, Ibrahim, pls let's put politics aside, solar energy when fully charged can power on for 24 hrs to 48 hrs before recharging.
    It can be used at late night without the sunshine

  • Obrempong 1 year ago

    Those that are easily scammed in this country are Npp followers. How can you ignorantly tell me solar powered engines are charged. with what are you charging it for. Solar energy is 22% clean absorption and highly unsustainab ...
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  • Billy 1 year ago

    Sorry, are you saying that the sun doesn't shine when you move to the high or deep sea so solar can't work thete? Hmmmm ɛkawe

  • Stephen Donkor, New York! 1 year ago

    @ NDC IS MADE UP OF KNUCKLEHEADS!

    You are very primitive. Is that the idea you have about solar energy technology? Oh NDC! How can you develop with such mindset? The system is programmed to store up energy to be utilized ...
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  • Obrempong 1 year ago

    You see how infantile you sound? How do you make such uninformed submission on such technical content. Fyi, solar powered engines store energy by themselves and automatically reconvert it into electric energy and therefore do ...
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  • @IBRAHIM, TYPICAL NDC SUPPORTER 1 year ago

    You will forever be led by Asiedu Nketiah the palm wine tapper. The rest of the world is moving on. Idiot!

  • Joe louis 1 year ago

    The energy can be stored don't forget. Educate yourself b4 u are made to look like an illiterate.

  • Ray Alan 1 year ago

    Kwasiato you do not know even understand how solar energy works yet you too want to comment.

  • PONTIUS PILATE 1 year ago

    Gyimigyimi, bulubulu, mutum banza, wagadrill, munafiqi, kwasiampanin, kotobonku, kwaadonto Bawumia...!!!!! Tell us when you open your cells for the Dollar to escape! Aboafunu kwasia-kwasia... in which University did you acqui ...
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  • Stephen Donkor, New York! 1 year ago

    BAWUMIA HAS ADDED ONE MORE ACHIEVEMENT TO HIS EXISTING THRONG OF ACHIEVEMENTS!

    WHAT A GENIUS GUY GHANA IS BLESSED WITH!

    THE TALE OF THE TAPES BETWEEN BAWUMIA AND JOHN MAHAMA

    BAWUMIA’S ACHIEVEMENTS AND INVENTIONS ...
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  • Durosimi 1 year ago

    Don't be DAMN STUPID, @Stephen Donkey. What do you mean by Bawumia 'invention??" Are you mad or what....

  • F wills 1 year ago

    In what capacity is Mr. Bawumia exhibiting this idea?

  • Ray Alan 1 year ago

    By introducing it in Ghana

  • Obrempong 1 year ago

    Politics aside: Testing Solar powered engine on sea by just starting and returning along the tide is not enough to test for reliability and capacity against ocean tide. Solar power is 22% efficient and therefore not sustainab ...
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  • Naana Holdbrook 1 year ago

    Thank you sir. Kindly keep educating the uninformed on solar energy and it's applications. Outboard motors require lot power to combat sea waves and gushing winds, which will consume all the solar energy store in batteries.. ...
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  • Eddy the King 1 year ago

    The NDC guys are confused and as usual their slogan is, it is IMPOSSIBLE, Shame on NDC for it is possible with GOD and NPP believe it is possible to build a better Ghana

  • Ama 1 year ago

    Thank God the test was successful like like the drones to supply blood to hospitals in the hinterlands this will also work.NDC with negative mentality will be praying against it by now.

  • New order 1 year ago

    Hahahhaha , in fact some of you NPP supporters are like kids . Do you understand how much solar power is needed to push a canoe against the ride into deep sea to fish and to carry the weight of the fishermen and net etc , do ...
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  • Zeeeee 1 year ago

    You are so backward it's not funny. Can't the force needed to move a weight through water be calculated and the appropriate power rating of solar motor be provided. How do you think the electric yachts and sports and fishing ...
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  • New order 1 year ago

    You lack common sense to understand common laws of friction and movement to make sense with you . The Chinese are world leaders in solar , do you see any solar Chinese fishing boat ? Do you understand the weight and power nee ...
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  • @NEW ORDER, IN FACT YOU FOOL ROUGH 1 year ago

    What is a canoe when trucks and airplanes are being powered by batteries? You think you know it all but you are so shallow. No wonder, NDC derives it's support from illiterates like you!

  • Ollenu 1 year ago

    https://youtu.be/wOWT0piL3aU?si=vbN3KX-AUcx4BP6c
    Lets go in for national development irrespective of party in power.

  • Ray Alan 1 year ago

    Kwasiato there are solar powered outboard motors already in use and there are also solar powered vessels sailing the oceans so if you care to know just just goggle it and stop the stupidity because you are exposing your ignor ...
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  • John,Tema 1 year ago

    There are some Scandinavian countries whose ships are partially powered by solar energy. They have been coming to Tema port to power their batteries for the past 6yrs. They sometimes spend 6 to 8 weeks to carry out that assig ...
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  • Obrempong 1 year ago

    Stop throwing dust into people's eyes because of politics. I have worked on some of these vessels in the past 25years in international freight by sea. Those vessels have fuel engines as their main combustion engine and solar ...
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  • Ray Alan 1 year ago

    Mr marine engineer/ naval architect I think it would have been best if you'd told us we the funny NPP people how much power in cubic capacity is needed to move a canoe against the tide in deep waters. You are sitting in your ...
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  • Boris Bukari 1 year ago

    Keep the innovative solutions running and Allah will grant u your wish of becoming the president wherebu can do more do to the Nation

  • Tonto 1 1 year ago

    Aboa forking! So, your Economic Messiah is now distributing blood. 3wurade........

  • Kwame 1 year ago

    Hoodwink.

  • TAKE OR PAY DEMON 1 year ago

    NDC morons as usual. They never believed in the NHIS and their MPs even walked out of parliament when the NHIS bill was presented to the August house. Upon its successful implementation, they are now claiming credit for its i ...
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  • they say they say 1 year ago

    Npp's time is up. They should just pack their shit and go away. No one's impressed with this simple one solution-at-time thing. You can only impress cheap people.

  • Jealousy can kill you 1 year ago

    Ei jealousy is in your DNA. This is what it means thinking outside the box! Bawumia is a visionary which we need to migrate to the 4th Industrial Revolution.

  • ZUZA 1 year ago

    This man is too much. 3y3 Zuuuu!

  • Atinga 1 year ago

    Tesla on water? Make sure you have enough juice before going out. You’ll go fishing and never come back.

  • Hunter 1 year ago

    WHAT IF THEY HAVE BACKUP BATTERY???? WILL THEY STILL NOT COME BACK??? YOU IDIOT!!! AND NATION WRECKER!!!

  • John,Tema 1 year ago

    @ Atinga
    If Solar power can be used to power big vessels( cargo ships) why can't it be used for small engines like Outboard motors? My NDC brothers are so ignorant and naive.Just visit Tema Port and enquire about this infor ...
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  • James 1 year ago

    Bawumia all the way ! What a great man ! Long Live Ghana and Long Live Bawumia and his dream

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  • Lante 1 year ago

    The change maker.

  • Vodu genjele 1 year ago

    Mtche. ew

  • Kwaku Oppong 1 year ago

    I am happy the way our politics is going to where insults and fights are nib in the bud and developments are projected.

  • Flash 1 year ago

    Look at the doubting CLOWNS. So when you guys accept new challenges. You always want to mark time. MUMU CLOWNS

  • Amani 1 year ago

    Where is the outboard motor and how can you work in the night.

  • Bawumia deserve to lead Ghana 1 year ago

    How does your chargeable solar lamps work at night? They are charged during day time, and can be used at night

  • NDC ARE FULL OF FOOLS OOH! 1 year ago

    The whole support base of NDC must remain illiterate otherwise the party will collapse!

  • Obrempong 1 year ago

    Chai! some comments here are dumb! How do you compare solar lamps with outboard motors operating on solar. Technically, Solar itself, has a absorption efficiency of 22% and average cvr loss of 6-8%. This makes it highly unsus ...
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  • FTT 1 year ago

    DR BAWUMIA you are indeed the next president of Ghana

  • McO 1 year ago

    Wow hmm !!! It will be charging in the day when fishing and will work during the night when u want to go fishing. Bawumia AFA

  • Batule 1 year ago

    Testing took place at which time of the day? Solar start to work around 9 am in the morning.

  • Abusuapanin 1 year ago

    The ANIMAL called Pointius Pilate. Your brain is full of cow dung and sawdust. Sheer ENVY and STUPIDITY have made you insult Dr Bawumiah for this feat. No NDC ANIMAL can do what Dr Bawumiah has done. SHAME!!?

  • Nana Adeiso Dadieso Frimpong Manso. 1 year ago

    It could have been far better if Bawuliar when he had the chance ,rather improved the basic lives of people in the entire Central Region as head of the EMT,than when election time is near he brings some tokens to please the p ...
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  • SKIN PAIN PAA BE THIS 1 year ago

    Name one thing Mahama did as vice president that benefited anyone! Shut your face up NDC gorro boy

  • Obrempong 1 year ago

    Thank JM for able to use simCards and internet if not by now you should be at Space to Space or communication centre waiting for call

  • ZUZA 1 year ago

    Laughing all the way. 3y3 Zuuu!

  • A concern citizen. 1 year ago

    As vice president JDM was task by his Boss uncle Atta Mills to go and negotiate and buy an airplane for Ghanaians. He eventually connied with criminals and bloated the price . He later comes home with two airplanes, one for ...
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  • Ken 1 year ago

    This is visionary leader we're talking about...vote wisely vote # 1 it's possible. Insha Allah

  • Alidu 1 year ago

    NDC and their folks simply not civilised, how the world is being transformed through innovative and creativity's coupled with technology. Ndc has no clue

  • Sam Fante warrior. 1 year ago

    Useless illiterate educated Fulani villager aboa ni ba. After you lock up the Sea to bring poverty to my people when you idiots can't lock up your cocoa farm and galamsey holes. Go and fix the fucking broken economy and arres ...
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  • ??? 1 year ago

    Why wait for eight years before bringing thus technology to our fishermen? This is just throwing dust into eyes of the electorate. After the elections when they breakdown they will just abandon the fishermen to their fate. Th ...
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  • Jah Cure 1 year ago

    I thought the man himself said he was only an “aplanke” and not the driver. Does he only take credit when things are going well?
    It is important to understand that,Bawumia has not used his own resources but,Government fu ...
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  • STOP THE MUMBLING 1 year ago

    Indeed he is still the aplanke! Tell me one single thing Mahama did when he was aplanke. Skin pain will kill all of you NDC idiots. Show me a leader who uses his own money to fix anything. Skin pain. Some leaders give our mon ...
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  • Adams 1 year ago

    It is possible In-sha-Allah

  • Yaw Manu 1 year ago

    Great job Dr Bawumia. NDC folks, for 27 years tell us what a you Stinky jack ass animals have done for the nation apart from massive stealing. Mmoa mu mmoa shut and shut up.

  • Yaw Manu 1 year ago

    Great job Dr Bawumia. NDC folks, for 27 years tell us what a you Stinky jack ass animals have done for the nation apart from massive stealing. Mmoa mu mmoa shut and shut up.

  • Sarpong 1 year ago

    True Ghanaians will accept that this event was carefully designed to win votes for Bawumia, to extend his suffering of Ghanaians. This isn't about NPP or CPP or NDC, it's about the economic improvement of the country and the ...
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  • Obrempong 1 year ago

    Just think about this: Testing Solar powered engine on sea by just starting and returning along the tide is not enough to test against reliability and capacity against ocean tide. Solar power is 22% efficient and therefore no ...
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  • Obrempong 1 year ago

    Just think about this: Testing Solar powered engine on sea by just starting and returning along the tide is not enough to test for reliability and capacity against ocean tide. Solar power is 22% efficient and therefore not su ...
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  • Ollenu 1 year ago

    Obrempong there are so many out there, Britain has it the Chinese have fully powered solar fishing boat. What are ways we can improve what has been brought in by HE Bawumia. That should be our focus or what do you say?

  • Obrempong 1 year ago

    As an engineer and a technical person working on Solar technology, there is no where in the world that a vessel or ship or boat runs exclusively on solar and it used for shipping expedition in long hours of deep sea. Ocean ti ...
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  • Ellembele Nyamekeh 1 year ago

    Yawuuuuuu oooooo Another big scam .... BawuPork NPP agyeeeeee taaaaarrrrrrrr NPP Ofuuuuuiiiiii Party

  • SUNRICH 1 year ago

    But NDC HAD THIS PROJECT ON THE DRAWING BOARD 10 YEARS AGO.
    NDC originated it. So how come Bawumia and NPP are now claiming it.?

  • Prophet Larry 1 year ago

    As long as you are led by a palm wine rapper your reasoning will never at par with technocrats. You are not worthy of the name Obrimpong.... Pls keep your shallow facts cars are even migrating solar... Sssshhhhhhhhiiiiiii. N ...
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  • Prophet Larry 1 year ago

    As long as you are led by a palm wine rapper your reasoning will never at par with technocrats. You are not worthy of the name Obrimpong.... Pls keep your shallow facts cars are even migrating solar... Sssshhhhhhhhiiiiiii. N ...
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  • Prophet Larry 1 year ago

    Proverb of the day, as long as you are led by a palm wine tapper your flag bearer will be a drunkard. A little folks

    J A KUFFOUR
    When J A kuffour found crude oil ...NDC Said it's impossible
    When J A Kuffour said NHIS ...
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