The price of domestic gas will soon drop – Deputy Minister of Energy

Company News of Thursday, June 13, 2019

Source: citibusinessnews.com

2019-06-13

Vice Minister of Energy, Mohammed Amin Adam, said the price of domestic gas would soon fall on the markets.

According to him, the government recalibrates gas prices in the domestic market to achieve the goal.

The decision to recalibrate follows various corporate complaints about the high cost of the goods, which makes the success of their businesses difficult.

In his keynote address at the Accra Ghana Mines and Energy Summit, Deputy Energy Minister for Energy, Mohammed Amin Adam, said gas prices would soon be cut.

"We are also recalibrating gas prices in the domestic market. We are doing this because we know that cheaper sources of energy are essential to the growth of our economy. essential for your activity as mining companies and indispensable if we are to accelerate the development of our country in the interest of our people, "he said.

He further ensured that the era of constant power outage was over with various government interventions in place.

"As a government, we are aware that many business groups have expressed concern about the fundamental issue and we know that in the past, the mining sector was facing difficulties mainly due to the crisis in the country. energy.

I want to badure you that, as development partners, the government promises to work hard by ensuring that all businesses are protected and undisturbed by energy challenges. We face the challenge head on; Dumsor is a thing of the past, "he added.

The theme of this year's summit is to mobilize mineral resources and energy to accelerate national development.

Ghana's Chamber of Mines chairman Eric Asubonteng said his team will continue to strengthen mining operations to ensure that the country continues to be comfortably considered Africa's best mining country. from the West.