Earlier today, Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh met officials of Siemens Energy SAS at the Ministry Energy where discussions centered on their current cooperation with the energy sector on implementation projects aimed at re-equipping the entire National Interconnected Transmission System (NITS).

In his remarks, Dr. Prempeh indicated that the objective of the project is to strengthen the western segment of the NITS and increase transformation capacity for enhanced performance reliability.

"In our quest at ensuring power supply reliability to Ghanaians, the critical infrastructure of transmission continues to be prioritized for optimal delivery" he remarked

"To this end, I assured the team that I, and for that matter the Ministry of Energy stand ready to draw the needed synergies and cooperation like these, for a strengthened grid system." he said

Dr. Prempeh said as sector Minister he looks forward to a successful implementation of all the crucial phases of the project seeking the necessary governmental approvals as government continues to work hard to keep the lights on.

The Siemens team expressed their readiness to partner Ghana fully for the collective growth and advancement of the two parties.

Source: Ghana/Sompaonline.com/Nana Yaw Boamah