This was announced by William Owuraku Aidoo, the Deputy Minister of Energy in-charge of Power, at the time. He said the aim was to help conserve the country’s energy and support poor households to reduce their light and energy utility bills. According to the distribution plan, each metropolitan assembly would receive 50,000 bulbs, while the municipal and district assemblies would receive 40,000 and 30,000 bulbs respectively. Read the full report below, as first published on Ghanaweb.com on June 16, 2020:The government has begun the process to distribute 12 million Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs to low income and poor households throughout the country. He said each metropolitan assembly would receive 50,000 bulbs, while the municipal and district assemblies would receive 40,000 and 30,000 bulbs respectively.

Source: GhanaWeb June 16, 2021 10:52 UTC