Ghana’s Top Retailer Melcom Group to Expand to West Africa
“Quite honestly we would love to be throughout West Africa. That is our forte,” says Bhagwan Khubchandani, Chairman of Melcom Group, Ghana’s retail giant.
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“Quite honestly we would love to be throughout West Africa. That is our forte,” says Bhagwan Khubchandani, Chairman of Melcom Group, Ghana’s retail giant.
“We need to generate electricity and sell it. However, there is a need for huge capital investments to put up these power plants. A second case in point is grid extension and rural electrification,” notes Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, the right partner for electricity engineering projects in West Africa.
“The landmark project we are most proud of is when, in 2000, we installed a 50-kilowatt solar system in the Ministry of Energy building. At the time, it was the biggest solar system in Ghana,” says Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, the right partner for electricity engineering projects in West Africa.
“In 1998, we were working with Isofoton from Spain who was embarking on solar projects and we were their subcontractors in Ghana. In the same year, we also worked with Elecnor,” says Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, the right partner for electricity engineering projects in West Africa.
“Our major contribution has been providing solutions for energy needs. In 1998, we were the first company to have installed about a thousand solar PV systems,” recalls Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, the right partner for electricity engineering projects in West Africa.
“The journey has been from a one-man business to, now, one with over 1,000 workers,” recalls Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, the right partner for electricity engineering projects in West Africa.
“We see so much potential for power generation because the current overall national power deficit is about 360 MW and renewable energy for example can offset over 90% of this deficit,” explains Omane Frimpong, CEO of Wilkins Engineering, the right partner for electricity engineering projects in West Africa.
“We recently opened our spa which is a step above anything that is offered in Accra at the moment,” remarks Adrian Landry, General Manager of Labadi Beach Hotel, which recently opened the best spa in Accra.
“Labadi Beach Hotel is performing very well indeed particularly since the addition of our new conference centre which has a capacity for just over 600 people,” notes Adrian Landry, General Manager of Labadi Beach Hotel, which recently opened the best spa in Accra.
“The tourism market in Ghana is certainly on an upward trend, there are no two ways about that,” says Adrian Landry, Labadi Beach Hotel, which recently opened the best spa in Accra.