MiDA to provide enhanced power supply to Kasoa municipality

Businesses and residents and in Kasoa and its environs will shortly enjoy an enhanced and reliable power supply following plans by the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), to construct a modern Bulk Supply Point (BSP) in the municipality.

According to a statement issued on January 28 by the Communications and Outreach Unit of MiDA and copied to GhanaWeb, the Kasoa BSP, a 435 MVA Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) sub-station, when completed, would be the second-largest Bulk Supply Station in the country after the Pokuase BSP, which is currently under construction.

Funding for the project, however, is provided by the United States Government, through its implementing agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), as part of grant funds provided to Ghana under the Ghana Power Compact Programme.

The Power Compact programme is funding among others two BSPs in Kasoa and Pokuase BSPs, Primary Substations, Low Bifurcation Projects, Energy Efficiency Interventions in Public Institutions and capacity building support to Regulators of the power sector.

Ahead of the site handover to the contractor for the start of construction works on January 31, 2020, a three-day Kick-off meeting was organised by the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) for the beneficiary institutions and Siemens from France, the contractor for the project.

The participating organisations included; the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), both direct beneficiaries of the sub-station, Project Engineers SMEC PLC, Representatives of the MCC led by Ms Elizabeth Feleke, Deputy Resident Country Director, and other Consultants on the Project on Monday, January 28.

Cheif Executive Officer of MiDA, Mr Martin Eson-Benjamin in his opening remarks, said the Project is a critical asset needed to improve services in order to meet the increasing demands of commerce, industry and numerous domestic consumers located in the fast growing Kasoa Municipality and its environs.

Find a copy of the statement below;