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Ministers and their families in the Techiman Area of The Church of Pentecost have visited the Bui Hydroelectric Dam, situated on the Black Volta in the Banda District of the Bono Region.

The trip which took place on 3^rd January 2019, took about two hours from Techiman. It was a very exciting one as ministers and their families fraternized. There were nervous moments though when they got to the peak of the dam which was over 50m above sea level. Many could be seen keeping tight grips of their children.

The Bui Dam produces about 400 megawatts of power for the national grid. It officially started operations in 2013 and has been a reliable source of power till now.

According to the Community Relations Officer, Mr. Clement Anane, Bui power is mainly a standby power supplier during emergency power shortage and at the peak of power usage in the country.

Giving a brief history of the Dam, Mr. Anane revealed that the site for the dam was discovered in the 1920s by a British researcher called Albert Kitson who recommended it to the Government of Ghana.

He mentioned that the suitability of the place is due to the mountains that surround the river making the construction of the dam relatively cheaper. He continued that prospective governments had tried building the dam but could not achieve that due to financial constraints.

However, he said, in 2007 Ghana in collaboration with a Chinese company was able to start the project and in 2013 it was completed and commissioned. He further explained that modern technologies were used to build the dam which makes it use both active and reactive powers, saying, “Meaning it can even produce power even when there is inadequate water in the dam.”

Report by Pastor Peter Amuzu-Avorde, Techiman Area.

The Suhum Area of The Church of Pentecost has undertaken a massive clean-up exercise at Suhum as part of the “Environmental Care Campaign.”

The clean-up exercise, which is an initiative of The Church of Pentecost Headquarters in partnership with the Zoomlion Ghana Company Limited, was held on Friday, February 28, 2020.

Prior to the exercise, a symposium was held at the L. A. Nyarko Memorial Sanctuary in Suhum to educate church members on the need to keep the environment clean. It was on the topic, “Environmental Care Campaign, The Responsibility For All.”

In an interview with PENTECOST NEWS, the Suhum Area Head, Apostle Anthony Eghan Kwesi Ekuban, explained that the exercise is part of the church’s vision for the next five years, dubbed ‘Vision 2023’ which focuses on “Possessing the Nations.”

“This campaign is to drum home the need to be responsible in taking care of the environment,” he stressed.

As part of the activities earmarked for the week, the church visited some selected basic and senior high schools in the municipality and educated the students on the safe ways of protecting the environment.

Report by Samuel Danso.