Upper West receives 2,000 compact florescent bulbs

Wa, Oct. 5, GNA - As part of measures to conserve and promote the effective and efficient use of energy, the government has provided 2,000 compact florescent bulbs for the replacement of energy consuming bulbs in the Upper West Region. Under the Energy Saving Project, all energy consuming bulbs are to be replaced free of charge and anybody caught selling the bulbs would be punished.

The compact florescent bulbs consume only 20 per cent of electricity and it is expected that more electricity would be saved for the country after the exercise.

Mr Mohammed Azizs Gado, Upper Regional Coordinator of the Project announced this at the regional launch of the energy saving bulbs promotion in Wa on Thursday. He said the bulbs would help clients to reduce cost but enhance the use of electricity and urged clients to exchange their old bulbs for the new ones.

Mr Osman Alhassan, Northern Sector Coordinator of the Project observed that the country had suffered energy crisis this year for long and urged all users of electricity to ensure the judicious use of the product, saying: "Using the bulbs is not enough switching them off has the trump-card for reducing the energy crisis". He said six million bulbs had been imported by the government and that the 2,000 bulbs were meant to begin the exercise and called on the local people cooperate with personnel of the project to ensure the smooth implementation of the exercise.

Mrs Asibi Winifred Dy-Yakah, Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, who launched the project, said the government was fighting the energy crisis in all fronts, using thermal plants and the construction of the Bui Dam to supplement the Akosombo Dam to help generate more electricity for the country.

She called on Ghanaians to cultivate of habit of putting off their lights especially during daytime to help solve the energy problems of the country.