Business News of Tuesday, 12 May 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comWork on Pokuase Bulk Supply Point project 61% complete - MiDAArtist impression of the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (BSP)The entity mandated to implement Ghana’s Power Compact initiatives, the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) says work on the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (BSP) project is at a 61 percent completion stage. This follows the arrival of six major transformers in Ghana, procured by the authority for the ongoing BSP project which will provide efficient power supply to over 350,000 residents, businesses, institutions and health facilities. “Work on the Pokuase BSP project is currently 61 percent complete, and it is scheduled to be handed over to ECG and GRIDCo at the end of the first quarter of 2021,” the authority said. “The arrival of all the six transformers, together with other related equipment, marks a significant milestone in the construction of the first 330kV Bulk Supply Point in Accra, which will be the largest Substation in Ghana when completed,” it added. “Starting from Friday, May 8, 2020 all the transformers will make their very slow journey from the Tema Port to the project site at Pokuase,” MiDA added.

Source: GhanaWeb May 12, 2020 10:52 UTC