NPP to Extend Electricity to Cover the Entire Population From 2021

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has pledged to Extend Electricity to cover the entire Population from 2021.

According to the Party, priority in the energy and petroleum sector is to increase efficiency and ensure valueformoney for all activities including reliable and affordable power generation and distribution, and further development of the oil and gas sector, as well as renewable sources.

The Party’s Physical Infrastructure projects captured in 2020 and beyond manifesto said provision of roads, highways, railways, water, and sanitation infrastructure will continue to be a major focus of the next Akufo-Addo government.

Details of the Party’s

Physical Infrastructure:

Our decision to set up a separate Railway Development Ministry, the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) and the Development Authorities, as well as the Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development, and the Zongo Development Fund, has led to significant progress in adding to our railway infrastructure, in the provision of basic infrastructure at the local level and for special disadvantaged communities like the Zongos and Inner Cities, as well as the construction of new roads under the “Year of Roads” Programme.

Flagship Infrastructure Development Initiatives

Over the next four years we will:

Strengthen the capacity of Development Authorities and the Zongo Development Fund, to enable them to attract private investors to develop infrastructure in their catchment areas and, give priority to completing all on-going projects under our flagship infrastructure policies of “Year of Roads”, “Water For All”, “Toilets For All” as well as other local infrastructure, including, but not limited to:

Infrastructure such as drains, culverts, feeder roads, classroom blocks, school furniture, CHPS compounds markets, toilet facilities among others as part of the efforts to bridge the infrastructure gaps at the community level

Marine Drive Project

• Extending electricity to cover the entire population, and

• Completing Yendi, Tamale, and Damongo Water Supply Projects

• Commence construction of:

• The Sunyani and Keta Water Supply Projects

• The Weija Dam Rehabilitation Project

• Decommissioning and re-engineering of landfill sites including the Kpone (Tema) and Oti (Kumasi) landfill sites

• Roads, Railways, Ports and Harbours

Inadequate transport networks that connect cities, towns, and rural areas, poor quality roads, and growing urban traffic congestion are critical areas requiring urgent action, as well as expansion in port and harbor infrastructure to enhance trade and promote investments. Over the next four years, we will:

• Use Public-Private Partnership to accelerate the development of road infrastructure through toll-financing

• Finalize our public transport policy for a network commensurate with the needs of a fast-growing economy

• Launch the biggest ever road maintenance infrastructure program, as part of improvements in our existing road infrastructure and as a source of major job creation for the youth. This will be targeted at youth-owned enterprises

• Re-launch the metro mass transport system throughout regional capitals

• introduce innovative policies to facilitate urban traffic de-congestion

• complete development of the Buipe Inland Port

• complete development of Coastal Fish Landing Sites

• complete development of the Boankra Inland Port

• upgrade Tema Shipyard and Drydock

• Volta Lake Transport Improvement

• complete development of Atuabo Port.

• completion of the construction of the Western Line, and Tema to Mpakadan rail lines

• commence construction of:

• The Eastern Rail Line

• The Aduadin to Obuasi Lines