Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, will on Monday, October 16, 2023, pay a working visit to the Akosombo Hydroelectric Power Dam in the Eastern Region and some of the communities severely flooded by the ongoing spillage of water from the Akosombo Dam.
The Director for Communications at the Jubilee House, the Seat of Government, Mr. Eugene Arhin, disclosed this in a post on his Facebook, Sunday.
According to him, President Akufo-Addo would be joined by the members of the Inter-Ministerial Committee which was set up last week to coordinate the government’s response to the flooding and bring relief to affected people.
The Volta River Authority began the controlled spilling of Akosombo and Kpong Hydroelectric Power Dams on September 15, 2023.
The power generation company said the spillage is to protect the dams due to consistent inflows into the reservoir of the Akosombo Dam.
The exercise has resulted in the flooding of most communities downstream, displacing hundreds of settlers.
Areas severely flooded include Mepe, Sogakope, Adidome, Ada and surrounding towns.
Last Wednesday, the Volta River Authority (VRA) donated two trucks of relief items to the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) to be distributed to the victims.
Residents of the affected communities are calling on the government to intensify support efforts for them.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
