Government to diversify the nation's energy generation

All is set for the US Company, General Electric to construct a thermal plant in Takoradi to generate one thousand two-hundred and fifty megawatts of electricity.  

The first phase to generate seven hundred and fifty megawatts will be completed in the last quarter of 2016 at a cost of five hundred and sixty million dollars and the remaining five hundred megawatts by 2018. 

This came to light when the Global Chief Executive of General Electric and other Executives of the Company conferred with President Mahama at Peduase lodge in the Eastern region.  

The President said his government is determined to diversify the nation's energy generation mix to avoid dependence on one source of generation.

This he said has contributed to the country's energy generation short falls.

GBC