Rose Hayford Darko, Tema .
The Tema Municipal Chief Executive , Mr David Quaye Anang has reiterated the call on Ghanaians to adopt electricity power conservation methods in view of the country’s power generation problems .
He said adopting such measures would make consumers pay reduced electricity bills .
Mr Anang made the call at Tema Manhean when he received 300, 000 energy saving bulbs from the Energy Foundation for distribution to residents of the area and other near by communities in the municipality .
He explained that the use of the energy bulbs was necessary to curtail extensive use of power .
Mr Annang warned against the sale of the bulbs and pointed out that ‘the bulbs are not for sale and anyone found selling them would be arrested and prosecuted .’
He said government took the decision to distribute the bulbs to people to encourage their use and stated that the Assembly would ensure that a large number of people benefited from the distribution of the bulbs in the municipality .
Mr Annang said being industrial areas, Tema and Accra consumed 15 to 20 per cent of the country ‘s total energy and appealed to the people to corporate with the distribution team to make the exercise a success .
The Acting Executive Director of the Energy Foundation Mr Andrew Lawson who accompanied a team of National Service Personnel to do the distribution said the energy bulbs said the bulbs had a usage period of two years and therefore is cheap in all aspects .
He said it was good for the health needs of the people because it did not generate much heat and therefore cooled rooms of consumers .
Mr Lawson was of the view that the use of the energy bulbs was to the benefit of users and therefore must not sell them but take advantage of its benefits .
He dismissed claims that the bulbs were dim and therefore could not be used for reading noting that it had different wattages and therefore could be very bright and convenient for reading .
Mr Lawson said the exercise being undertaken in all parts of the country was expected to end in October but had been extended because of some problems which were encountered .
The Tema Mantse Nii Adjei Kraku 11 commended the government for introducing the bulbs and appealed to the people to collaborate with the distribution team to enter their rooms to replace their old bulbs with the energy saving bulbs .
He urged those who got it not to sell them .
The Assembly distributed 60,000 of the bulbs to the people and the remaining 240, 000 will be distributed to other people in the Municipality . #
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