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“I wouldn’t say that Wilkins has changed its main focus, but we have focused a lot more on PV projects. Because of the introduction of the net metering code, we are able to provide grid-connected systems for commercial users.”
“The current government I must say has a drive for renewables, I have heard comments made by people in power about increasing solar energy, starting by having the government buildings powered by solar energy.”
“The current government has a drive for renewables.” If Ghana is to achieve sustainability, more solar power plants will be needed as only max. 25 megawatts are being fed into the grid at the moment.
Ghana’s electricity demand is expected to move from 2,000 megawatts to 6,000 megawatts in the medium term before peaking at 8,000 megawatts in the long run. This strong growth in demand amidst a supply deficit present enormous opportunities for investors.
“At the moment we have a licence to generate 5 megawatts but because the right policies are not in place, we are not able to generate,” says Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, Ghana’s world-class engineering company.
“The long term projects that we are involved in are ongoing electrification. Government in 1989 made a policy to electrify our country within 30 years. At that time the electrification rate was only 15%, today the government has reached about 72%,” says Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, Ghana’s world-class engineering company.
“We are working on our drive for international expansion. We are trying to set up in Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea,” says Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, Ghana’s world-class engineering company.
“Our major strong points are that we deliver on time and we do the job meeting the quality standards,” says Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, Ghana’s world-class engineering company.
“We think that the immediate solution is to increase our generation capacity, and we would opt for IPP, independent power producers. So the solution lies within the private sector,” says Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, Ghana’s world-class engineering company.
“We are compelled to look again at retooling and reengineering some of the existing power infrastructure but also bringing on stream alternative renewable energy solutions etc. and ensuring that they are there for the sustainable future of our industry, business, the residential requirements etc.,” says Mawuena Trebarh, CEO of GIPC (Ghana Investment Promotion Centre).
