Members of the inspection team being briefed at the solar farm during the working visit
Executive Chairman of First Sky Group, Eric Seddy Kutortse, has challenged local expertise to take charge of the future energy ecosystem of the country.
Mr. Kutortse noted this was the only way the country’s energy sector could be guaranteed to drive economic growth, and reduce reliance on imported energy.
He made this remarks during a working visit to the ongoing construction of a 50MW Solar PV generating power station in the Yendi District of the Northern Region.
The inspection visit was to offer first hand update on the progress of work on the first and largest wholly-owned Ghanaian initiative, which started a year ago, executed by First Sky Limited on behalf of Bui Power Authority.
Sharing a brief on the progress of work, Mr. Kutortse disclosed that the Solar PV Project in Yendi, sits on about 140 acres land filled with solar panels to harvest 50 megawatt of renewal power in Ghana adding that it is also the second largest solar project in the country with the 55MW Solar PV Project at Bui.
Commenting on the initiative, Chief Executive Officer of BPA, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi applauded First Sky Group for being the first Ghanaian company to build a solar plant in the country.
He further explained that First Sky had done the engineering works, the procurement and the financing of the project and when completed, Bui Power would generate and sell the power whilst it repays the financing over an eight-year period, adding that the solar panels had a warranty of 25 years.
Chair of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy, Owuraku Aidoo, indicated that as Bui power had the mandate to increase solar power penetration in the country, adding that the Yendi project was in line with the government’s agenda of getting about 10 percent of a total mix of energy coming from renewables and therefore his committee was keenly watching the progress of the project.
A Business Desk Report