TOGOLESE PRESIDENT TOURS SUNON ASOGLI POWER, PIONEER FOOD (SPREAD)

The visiting Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe, on Tuesday visited the Sunon Asogli Power Plant and the Pioneer Food Cannery Limited in Tema.
At the Sunon Plant, President Gnassingbe, who was accompanied by the Vice-President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, was briefed on the background of the plant by the Chief Executive, Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli State in the Volta Region.
Togbe Afede said the plant, estimated at $600 million, would start generating power in October, this year with a production capacity of 200 megawatts.
He said by October 2010, the plant would be generating 560 megawatts of power to supplement what the Volta River Authority (VRA) currently generates.
Togbe Afede said the visit of the Togolese President was very important because of the interest that Togo has shown in receiving power from Ghana.
He was optimistic that the Sunon Power Plant had come at a time when neighbouring Togo needed support and said plans were underway for the plant to receive gas which would be used to generate the power.
Togbe Afede later led a team of officials from the plant to conduct President Gnassingbe and Mr Mahama round the plant.
President Gnassingbe expressed his happiness about the project, from which his country would soon be receiving power.
The Tema Mantse, Nii Adjei Kraku II, and his entourage, Members of Parliament and officials of the plant welcomed the visiting Togolese President on his arrival at the plant.