Residents of Agortime-Krobom community and its environs, a suburb of New-Tafo in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region have voiced their displeasure for being in darkness for the past seven years while their houses have been wired.
Agortime-Krobom is a farming community which is over two kilometers away from New-Tafo in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region with a population of over three hundred people..
According to them, the rural electrification project of the area was awarded to David and Sons Company Limited which had been completed over two years. However, powering of the transformer for the people to have access to electricity has become an issue.
The community members told Metro TV that the absence of electricity in the area is affecting their economic activities and the performance of their children in school since the children cannot learn at night.
Speaking to the Assembly Man of Tafo-Nobi Bayera Electoral Area, Mr. Emmanuel Narh, he explained that after the completion of the project, the Energy Commission came to assess the transformer for it to be powered before it was revealed that the capacity of the transformer is higher than the capacity required by the area.
By: Kofi Adjei | Metrotvonline.com | Ghana
