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Work begins on Pwalugu multipurpose dam

A paradigm shift, estimated to bring about a 'paradise-shift' towards the northern part of Ghana, is underway in the Upper East region as the Volta River Authority (VRA) begins to prepare the ground for the construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam Project in the Talensi District. The dam project, sited on Ghana's White Volta River […]

GHANA: Construction of the Pwalugu multipurpose dam …

Project components. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Pwalugu multipurpose dam has been awarded to Power China International. The Chinese company will build a 165 m high dam on the White Volta River in the Talensi district of the Upper East region. The structure will have a 350 km² water-holding reservoir.

Deputy minister underscores the importance of Pwalugu …

GNA. Accra, Feb. 24, GNA – Mr William Owuraku Aidoo, Deputy Minister of Energy, says the Pwalugu multipurpose dam Project will generate about 60 MW of hydropower and improve the quality of electricity supply to Northern Ghana. This is calculated to increase the export of power to Burkina Faso in addition to its solar …

Pwalugu: Police trained on motorbike and high-risk operations

October 31, 2021. The Upper East Regional Police Command has trained 55 personnel of the Service on motorbike and high-risk operations to effectively fight crime in the region. The personnel were drawn from the Bolgatanga, Bawku and Navrongo Divisions, the Regional Special Weapons and Tactics unit and the Police Public Safety Training school ...

Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam Project: story of a major …

The Volta River Authority is starting this year the construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam Project (PMDP) on the White Volta River across the Upper East and Northern regions of Ghana with the aim to foster economic development in several ways: (i) developing the irrigation potential of the White Volta plains, (ii) mitigating the …

Inadequate tomato supply killed Pwalugu Tomato Factory

The already ailing Pwalugu Tomato Factory (PTF), located in the Talensi District in the Upper East Region of Ghana, finally collapsed due to the deprivation of the needed tomato supply to make it operate at the minimal level, residents of the area told the B&FT. The factory, according to residents in the area, used to heavily rely on tomato ...

Pwalugu multipurpose dam project facing financial challenges

Jul 12, 2023 by Patrick M. According to Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, there are financial issues with the Pwalugu multipurpose dam project. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo laid the foundation for the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and Irrigation Project three years ago. President Akufo-Addo claims that the project would be the single ...

'Save Northern Star Tomato Factory'

22.11.2011 LISTEN. The Northern Star Tomato Factory, formerly known as the Pwalugu Tomato Factory, in the Upper East Region has gone through a chequered history of production over the years, leading to the collapse of the factory at one point in time. The Kufuor administration revamped it in 2006 and when the Mills administration took office in ...

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