The Ministry of Energy has hinted that on completion of the 225kva Bolgatanga-Ouaguadougou interconnection project, Ghana will be exporting about 100MW of electricity daily to the neighboring, Burkina Faso.
Currently, the country suppliers power to Burkina Faso in small quantities.
For instance, between 2003 and 2013, Burkina Faso received between 0.5MW to 9.2MW of electricity but as part of its national development plan, it has requested for a massive increase in power supply.
Speaking to the media on the development - Deputy Minister of Energy in charge of power, William Owuraku Aidoo, said: “now, it’s got to a point that the good people of Burkina Faso have decided to embark on a developmental agenda and Ghana has agreed to supply power to the tune of 100MW in total to Burkina Fasoâ€.
He added that there is an ongoing installation of transmission lines from Bolgatanga to Burkina with a delivery potential of about 50MW, as part of preparations for the new power export plan to the neighboring country.
The Deputy Minister also hinted on a second transmission line from Aboadze, through Kumasi to Bolgatanga, which will deliver the remaining installment of 50MW to Burkina Faso. Both transmission lines are expected to be completed by early next year – 2018.
However, at home government is faced with the challenge of clearing the huge energy debts that has placed enormous burden on not just on the country’s capacity to meet local demands for power but also its banking intuitions.