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Momodou
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 Posted - 26 Sep 2007 : 01:31:15
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Rural Electrification!
Mansakonko, Others Without Electricity
By Yaya Dampha
Information reaching Foroyaa has it that the Rural Electrification project is not working as expected by the people in the Lower River Region.
This reporter examined the situation on the ground and discovered that in Lower River Region, before the coming of the Rural Electrification Project (REP), there used to be electricity supply in the following communities: Soma, Karantaba, Sankwia, Kani-kunda, Mansakonko and Pakalinding. However, according to the source, with the advent of REP the supply is only limited to Soma and Pakalinding and three street lights in Toniataba; that Karantaba, Sankwia, Kanikunda and the administrative headquarters, Mansakonko, are all without electricity; that this has increased discomfort in these communities.
According to NAWEC officials in the area, the REP has only constructed one exchange station in Pakalinding and their supplies are coming from the powerhouse built at Farafenni in the North Bank Region. The officials further told this reporter that after the commissioning of the project, they realised that anytime they supplied Jarra, the power went off. They said up to the time of the interview, they could only supply two villages in Jarra and these were Soma and Pakalinding.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 112/2007, 24 – 25 September 2007
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