The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that construction of the Pwalugu dam will be the single largest investment made by any government in Northern Ghana since independence.
Addressing a gathering of family members, friends and sympathizers at the 40 day Adua of the late Upper West Regional Chief Imam, Alhaji Yakubu Issahaku, at Wa on Saturday, 31st August, 2019, Dr. Bawumia stressed that “it is government’s objective to end the perennial flooding that occurs as a result of the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso while providing irrigation and hydropower for the people of Northern Ghana”.
Vice President Bawumia informed the chiefs and people of Wa that preparations for the commencement of the dam construction has been made and sod-cutting shall commence soon.
“I am happy to announce that formal groundbreaking ceremony for construction works to begin on the multipurpose dam at Pwalugu in the Upper East region is expected to take place in November”, he noted.
Construction of the dam, which has been on the drawing board since independence, has become imperative due to the annual floods and deaths that occur in the areas that are within the flow-way of the Bagre Dam from upstream Burkina Faso. According to officials of the Upper East Region, 7,488.94 hectares of farms were destroyed by floods whilst livestock were carried away in the waters in 2018.
Sensitisation and evacuation plans have already begun in the Pwalugu flood area, following plans by the Burkinabe authorities to open the dam in a few days.
When completed, the multipurpose Pwalugu dam will have an elevation of 165M near the Pwalugu Bridge on the White Volta River and with a maximum reservoir area of 350KM2. The project will also have a powerhouse consisting of two turbines with 60MW of installed capacity and 16.5MW of firm continuous capacity as well as, a 15KM overhead line for export of power to an existing transmission line.
It also comes with a twenty-five thousand-hectare irrigation scheme— the country’s biggest so far and almost double the 12,980 hectares of land under irrigation in Ghana. According to experts, this will boost annual rice production by up to 117,000 tonnes and maize by up to 49,000 tonnes in Ghana. Included in the anticipated production boost are other crops like tomatoes, sugar, sweet potato, sweet pepper, and onions.
The dam will also be a source of water supply to communities in the catchment area.
Aside the thousands of jobs to be created for those who will be engaged to build the project, it will also have a solar component to balance hydro energy with solar power to enhance reliability of supply.
Among other benefits, the completed dam would reduce the cost of power distribution to the northern regions of Ghana while industrialisation, modern commercial agriculture and value chain activities as well as the general socio-economic environment, would be given a push.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Of course ndc are not Ghanaians if you are tell us what your bogus party has ever done to help Ghanaians? listen whether dwarf or whatever he is a symbol of Ghana, he stands for Ghana he is a Ghanaian and authentic one he us what our ancestors looked like the courage, the braveness, the wisdom, the compassion, patriotic and everything more so they our ancestors weren't giants but they fought with those infidels who wanted to control our resources get ouuut of here and find something to better yourselves since Ghanaians have created opportunities for you idi*ots in our country and stop your hate and insults it will never make any difference ! ndc will never come back to power ! you can insult my president to satisfy you but your party will never attract Ghanaians to vote for you. Now you want to be counted among Ghanaians in opposition ask fir forgiveness! you called yourselves ndc when you circumvent to get power treated Ghanaians in their own country like aliens insulted our men of God our leaders, show of arrogance and impunity, stole from right, center and left and now you want to be called Ghanaians? never when you even refused to recite the national anthem? May the Lord Have Mercy on Ghana for these people who are giants and f00*00ls to rule this beautiful nation ! I shall return !
Enough of the empty rhetoric, big promises with barely zero or dwarfed achievements. Do you care to listen to your past lofty audios in opposition and in government. Accra will be cleanest city in Africa, 2 years in NPP government, there will not be any village or town in Ghana with water or toilet problems. Jobs creation galore under Npp. Movement from taxation to production. BAWULIAR SECURED 18 BILLION DOLLARS FROM CHINA 7 BILLION DOLLARS DEBT UNCOVERED AT BOG IN EARLY 2017, CONTRACTS WERE INFLATED UNDER JM. INDEED THE TRUE GOD OF JM EXPOSED TALENT DISCOVERY LTD. PRODUCERS GHANA MOST CLEPTOMATIC, FRUUUUUdd , .Trinity of clearing, SUSPENSION, ENQUIRY AND CLEARING BY THE CLEARING AGENT. What is the verdict now, collapsing of businesses, banks,microfinance, radio stations. A president who is not Vindictive, will always give opportunity businesses who might have infringed on any aspects of regulation. RADIO STATIONS WERE CLOSED, JOBS WERE LOST,SMALL SCALLE MININING BUSINESS WERE SHUT, I DO NOT NEED TO BE BOMBARDED WITH INFLATION FIGURES, PEEEE ...PEEE.IIII MPORT COVER. WHAT I CAN TESTIFY,FEEL,SMELL AND SEE IS THAT I WORK US A BANKER FOR GN BANK IN 2016 UNDER MAHAMA,RECEIVED REGULAR SALARY, MY AFFILIATES OF GROUP NDOUMS GOLD COAST REDEEMS OUR PLEDGES TO OUR CLIENTS, MY SENIOR BROTHER WORKS AND RECEIVED SALARY WITH A RADIO STATION, MY COUSIN WORKS AS REGISTERED SMALL SCALE MINER. IF MOVINPINA, PDS can cleared for the breached of any of the statutory regulations ,why Ghanaians owned radio stations, GN savings be saved or supported. This agenda of drumming home Ghana beyond aid and deliberately and intentionally collapsing Ghanaian businesses and supporting Lebanese,Indians and Chinese businesses to flourish. GHANA INDERD NEED REBIRTH FROM THE HAMDS OF THIS NPP PREDATORS
Those commenting here are not Ghanaians, they are moroccans from the ancestors of your dwarff president.
Ndcfuo commenting here are not Ghanaians they are just some foo*ls resident in Ghana ! No Ghanaian will behave like these idi*ots from st*inky ***barred word***, nkwaseafuo kwa and they say they want power from sensible people mmoa you will get power on mo tiriso ne moapampaso! continue insulting and hate nkwase*afuo kwa . When he is telling you what Ghanaians need you are insulting him agyi*mifuo ! when npp are bringing development to Ghana ndc and john mahama are giving st*upid foo*ls in our nursing college ghc20.00 instead of the ghc50.00 promised them to refuse the allowances giving to them such foo*ools want power to rule who? it will be easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle than ndc coming back to power! ndc will rot in opposition! 2020 first Toyota cars will be assembled in Ghana when kritical thinkers are talking birdbrains are playing! John mahama a disgrace to humanity!he thinks Ghana is a school looking for a prefect, somebody tell him Ghana is a nation with kritical thinkers even the white man couldn't bully us and we don't need people who can't think and play like kids !
@ Fii, your attempt to hide your blind hatred for the intelligent Dr Bawumia was not successful. Your unintelligent self cannot even fathom the enormity of the benefits of the dam. Dont deceive yourself that one can choose not to step in the classroom and become intelligent. NEVER.The man is announcing an upcoming project and the writer is educating you on the benefits to gain from the project and you are throwing tantrums. Yes the government needs to fix the problems of Ghana left by the previous bad govt but remember: 1. People need to be told and remember the ORIGIN and enormity of the problems and appreciate the enormity of the fixing exercise 2. Again, there would have been no need to FIX anything if there was no problem left behind by the Mahama led administration. I quite understand why Bawumia would be a thorn in your flesh but if you are good you're good. Just accept that the guy is a genius and doesn't lie in spite of what some people may be trumpeting.
Waaaaaaaaa look at this liar. I thought the project is even under construction already. Sod had not even been cut and this lying ediot is already singing praises. I don't know why he doesn't even care that in this technological era one can even choose not to step in the classroom and still become so intelligent. He doesn't even understand that we are in an era where all illiterates are gradually becoming smart by the day through listening to radio programs, TV etc. I strongly believe npp could lose the 2020 elections by 2million votes. Their counterfeit character is too glaring. Three years into your administration you are still doing propaganda. I am happy that nowadays most Ghanaians question them when they blame mahama for all the problems of Ghana. The are asking them, fix the problems and stop complaining.
This man talks too much. Mediocre!
we need colleges in the north.you northern f00l