General News of Wednesday, 22 January 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comToday in history: Kwame Nkrumah inaugurates the Akosombo DamThe Akosombo DamExactly 54 years ago on January 22, 1996, Ghana's first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah inaugurated the Akosombo Dam across the Volta River. The Akosombo dam created a hydroelectric power plant, which fuelled an aluminium smelter and provided electricity to urban centers and adjacent countries like Togo and Benin. However, the main purpose of the dam was to provide electricity solely for the aluminium industry. By its "precipitateness", indeed, the Ghana Government has saved a full year in the development of the project. After so much time and effort, Ghana could not afford to wait any longer before transforming the project into reality in 1996.

Source: GhanaWeb January 22, 2020 20:48 UTC