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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 22 Aug 2006 : 22:55:40
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AN INVESTOR RAISES QUESTIONS
Bubacarr K. Sowe
A foreign investor (name withheld) has doubted the possibilities of the Gambia becoming Africa’s Silicon Valley, given the current nature of electricity supply. The entrepreneur, who has been living in the Gambia for the past 18 years, complained that his business which fully depends on energy (electricity) has been weakened by poor supply of electricity.
“For the past 28 hours there was no electricity supply and when it came, it lasted for only four hours,” the investor lamented. He added that though he has stand-by generators he couldn’t use them continuously as that will consume the whole profit of his business.
“So how can this encourage business in the country and elevate it to the point of The Gambia becoming Africa’s silicon valley”, he asked.
However, the Chief Executive of The Gambia Investment Promotion and Free Zones Agency (GIPFZA), Kebba Touray, in and interview with FOROYAA on Wednesday, expressed that before the end of the year, energy problem will be history in The Gambia.
“Our role is to help identify private sector invest mentors who may be interested in the energy sector. Once we do that, we encourage them to come and we provide them with incentives,” Mr. Touray said. He said that there are concrete steps being taken by government to permanently address the energy situation in the country. Among the things that are being worked on, he said, is the provision of a 30 mega watts generator by a British Company, Global Energy, the rural electrification project and the upgrading of the transmission and distribution network.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 67/2006, 18-20 August, 2006
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jambo
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Posted - 23 Aug 2006 : 12:50:19
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“For the past 28 hours there was no electricity supply and when it came, it lasted for only four hours,” the investor lamented. He added that though he has stand-by generators he couldn’t use them continuously as that will consume the whole profit of his business.
“So how can this encourage business in the country and elevate it to the point of The Gambia becoming Africa’s silicon valley”, he asked.
However, the Chief Executive of The Gambia Investment Promotion and Free Zones Agency (GIPFZA), Kebba Touray, in and interview with FOROYAA on Wednesday, expressed that before the end of the year, energy problem will be history in The Gambia.
Question end of which year |
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Alhassan
Sweden
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Posted - 23 Aug 2006 : 15:10:51
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quote:
Originally posted by Momodou
AN INVESTOR RAISES QUESTIONS
Bubacarr K. Sowe
A foreign investor (name withheld) has doubted the possibilities of the Gambia becoming Africa’s Silicon Valley, given the current nature of electricity supply. The entrepreneur, who has been living in the Gambia for the past 18 years, complained that his business which fully depends on energy (electricity) has been weakened by poor supply of electricity.
“For the past 28 hours there was no electricity supply and when it came, it lasted for only four hours,” the investor lamented. He added that though he has stand-by generators he couldn’t use them continuously as that will consume the whole profit of his business.
“So how can this encourage business in the country and elevate it to the point of The Gambia becoming Africa’s silicon valley”, he asked.
However, the Chief Executive of The Gambia Investment Promotion and Free Zones Agency (GIPFZA), Kebba Touray, in and interview with FOROYAA on Wednesday, expressed that before the end of the year, energy problem will be history in The Gambia.
“Our role is to help identify private sector invest mentors who may be interested in the energy sector. Once we do that, we encourage them to come and we provide them with incentives,” Mr. Touray said. He said that there are concrete steps being taken by government to permanently address the energy situation in the country. Among the things that are being worked on, he said, is the provision of a 30 mega watts generator by a British Company, Global Energy, the rural electrification project and the upgrading of the transmission and distribution network.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 67/2006, 18-20 August, 2006
Modou,
I realy doubt if the Gambia government bought new generators. I cannot understand this. What has the GUC got to say about this? They must be able to answer questions. Where is the minister responsible? Gambians should question such important issues, instead of buying noisey generators and bluff the neighbours. This should have been a major issue during the election campange now. |
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ganbi
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23 Aug 2006 : 16:09:37
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Originally posted by Alhassan
Modou,
I realy doubt if the Gambia government bought new generators. I cannot understand this. What has the GUC got to say about this? They must be able to answer questions. Where is the minister responsible? Gambians should question such important issues, instead of buying noisey generators and bluff the neighbours. This should have been a major issue during the election campange now.
Alhassan I think it is NAWEC now they keep changing the name that people can't keep track of it when nothing changed service wise except it getting worse by the day. "Energy problem becoming a thing of the past" we have had that over and over again and Jammeh even swore to the holly quran holding it in his left hand saying that if 98% of kombo is not electrified by 2006 people should not vote for him I think we should not forget that. |
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LEMON TIME
Afghanistan
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Posted - 23 Aug 2006 : 19:06:18
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| IF JAMMEH WINS THIS ELECTION THEN MY FRIENDS,GAMBIANS DESERVES EVERY BLACKOUT,AS THEY ELECT HIM TO MESSUP THE SMALL COUNTRY. |
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