GUTA urges government to embrace solar energy to address power outages [Video]

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), has urged the government to adopt alternative sources of energy, including solar, to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on hydro and thermal power.

The short-to-medium term measure, Dr Joseph Obeng, President, GUTA, said would ensure a more reliable and affordable energy mix to boost the growth of businesses, spur trade and augment Ghana’s economic stability drive.

Dr Obeng said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday, April 24, in Accra, and called for the integration of solar energy into the national grid.

He said not doing so could worsen the erratic power supply, with far-reaching consequences – crippling of businesses, increasing noise pollution, and risk causing fire outbreaks in markets due to congestion amid high use of generators.

He said the call had become necessary because the power outages were becoming persistent with no clear information on what the …