The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shani Alhassan Saibu, has commissioned a feasibility study for the construction of a new power supply substation in Tamale from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Northern Electricity Distribution Company, and Ghana Water Company.

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The feasibility study is anticipated to be finished the following year, and once it is, the power supply substation is anticipated to increase power supply in the Tamale Metropolis and promote economic activity.Alhaji Saibu welcomed the JICA representatives to his office in Tamale and thanked the Japanese government for responding to Ghana's request for a grant aid to improve Tamale's power supply.

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He said the request led to the feasibility survey for the project for enhancement of power supply reliability in Tamale as a response from the Government of Japan to help develop the power supply in Tamale and its environs.He expressed optimism about the project and appealed to JICA to fast-track other projects it was undertaking, especially the refurbishment of the Tamale Central Hospital into a regional hospital.

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He appealed to the stakeholders to contribute their quota to make the new power supply substation project in Tamale a success.

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Mr Yusuaki Momita, Deputy Country Director of JICA, said the feasibility survey was on track to identify and confirm the components of the project, a coordination development plan at national, regional, and sectoral levels, an appraisal and evaluation of the technical and economic visibility of the project, and an estimation of the cost of the project and the schedule required for procurement and construction.

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