The Guinean government has expressed its “satisfaction” over the level of advancement of the emergency program “Water and Electricity for All”, launched by the junta last June to find a solution to hydro-energy deficits for the benefit of the Guinean population in the capital, Conakry.
The announcement was made Friday morning in Conakry by Boubacar Barry, Minister of Planning and Housing.
Since last June, he was commissioned to find ways and means to implement in order to solve energy shortages for the benefit of the people of the Guinean capital, Conakry, who have been suffering both frequent power cuts and shortages of drinking water.
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Hydraulics, Kadiatou Balde, said that the overall work progress of the “Water and Electricity for All” emergency program will end in March 2010.
More than 35,000 cubic meters additional daily water production is expected as part of the construction of industrial drilling.
Regarding the electricity supply through the Samou Garafiri-Tombo-Kinkon inter-connection system, Ms. Kadiatou Balde told the press about the rehabilitation and capacity strengthening of electricity production, transportation and distribution equipment in Conakry, and the construction of 106 megawatt thermal power plants in Manéah, Kipé and Enta, a suburb of Conakry.
The emergency program will not be limited to Conakry, however, Boubacar Barry said.
It will be expanded to the provinces, particularly to Kankan (east), Faranah (south), N’Zérékoré (south-west) and Labe (north).
Regarding the construction of outreach boreholes in the five urban districts of the Guinean capital, Kadiatou Balde has announced that 173 boreholes have been completed out of the 178 planned. She said 147 wells are also in operational to date.
Described as the ’”water tower of West Africa” because of its many rivers flowing into the sub-region, Guinea however suffers from chronic shortages of drinking water and electricity for more than half a century after its independence.
Source African Press Agency
