Ghana installs Automatic Capacitor Banks at six public institutions

The Ghana Government has installed Automatic Capacitor Banks (ACB) on the premises of six government institutions to reduce public expenditure on electricity.

The first phase of the pilot project is being implemented at the Ministry of Defence, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Office of the President, Food and Drugs Board, Accra Sports Stadium and Parliament House.

The Capacitor Banks are installed to improve quality of electrical supply and energy efficiency.

Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, Deputy Minister of Energy, who announced this at the just-ended Two-day Regional Workshop on Financing and Investment in Mitigation Actions in West Africa in Accra, said the project had resulted in the reduction of power consumed by the six institutions from 11,743kVA to 9,889kVA.

This translated in monetary terms to a total savings of about GHC39,145 cedis a month or GH¢469,740 per annum.

Alhaji Fuseni said under the second phase of project, the ACBs would be extended to other public buildings while the private sector would be encouraged to undertake similar energy saving measures.

Source: GNA