In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic which is currently ravaging the world, Bui Power Authority (BPA) is supporting Ghana’s quest to alleviate the effects of the virus on the nation.
On a national level, the Authority has made two separate donations amounting to Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis since Ghana recorded her first cases of the novel Coronavirus.
On April 6, 2020, the BPA Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (F&S) presented a cheque for Five Hundred Ghana Cedis (GHS500,000) to the National Covid-19 Trust Fund at the Jubilee House. The Fund was set up by the President of Ghana to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The Chief Executive Officer, Fred Oware, in presenting the cheque on behalf of the Board, Management and Staff of BPA, said it was the Authority’s ‘token’ in assisting in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. He also said the Authority was paying close attention to the situation and would look at its resources to further assist in the fight if need be.
The cheque was received by the Chief of Staff, Madam Akosua Frema Osei Opare, on behalf of the Fund. She expressed her appreciation to the Authority and made it clear that the donation was not a ‘token’ as described but will go a long way to assist in the fight. She said the aim of government was to ensure that coronavirus “does not take root in the country”.
On April 30, 2020, the Deputy Finance Director and the Corporate Affairs Manager presented a cheque for Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS50,000) to the Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund, an initiative set up to support the government to combat the pandemic in the country. The project, dubbed the ‘Facility 100 Project’, is a 100-bed infectious diseases isolation and treatment facility which will be used for the treatment of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases when complete.
The Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund was established by ten (10) private businessmen and women to raise GHS100 million to complement the government’s efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The 10 Trustees have each donated GHS100,000 to the Fund. One of the Trustees, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Mr. Senyo Kwasi Hosi, and one other Trustee who is the Founder and Group Executive Chairman of the CH Group of companies, Mr. Kweku Bediako, received the cheque on behalf of the Fund.
The Fund is being partnered by the Engineering Corps of the Ghana Army led by the Lead Architect, Lt. Col. Tekyi. The BPA Team was also shown round the project at the Ga East Municipal Hospital by Capt. Koomson Arthur and Surveyor Ian Agbenyaga.
On the local level, the Authority donated over 400 hand sanitizers to the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) within the Bui Enclave. This initiative was to promote the government’s directive for people to use hand sanitizers to prevent coming into contact with the coronavirus.
With this, the Authority hopes households will make it a part of their daily routine of using the sanitizers.
Personnel of the Ghana Health Services assisted in the distribution of the hand sanitizers to the people living in both BPA Resettlement Townships located in the Savannah and Bono East Regions.
The distribution exercise provided the opportunity for sensitization on the covid-19 pandemic and also a demonstration on the use of the sanitizers. Also, temperatures of each member of the households were taken with no cases of unusual high temperatures recorded.
