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A 40 megawatt solar energy plant worth US$117 million has been launched in Tamale to reduce the pressure on the national electricity grid in the Savannah ecological zone.

The project is to be implemented at Savlugu-Nantong by the DCH Solarigiga Company of Germany in collaboration with the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), and is aimed at assisting farmers in deprived communities to access power for their farming activities — which would attract more investors as well as boost agribusiness.

Alhaji Mohammed Limuna Muniru, Northern Regional Minister launched the project at a stakeholder’s forum aimed at educating the public on the technicalities and economic benefits of the project, as well as to seek a possible solution.

He said the region has vast potential in agriculture,which when supported with the necessary logistics will go a long way to help the farmers cultivate quality products to meet international standards.

The Minister therefore called on the chiefs in the region to fast-track the land acquisition processes to facilitate easy access by investors.

This, he said, will make business vibrant in the region to engage more of the youth and create wealth for the people, thus reducing the unemployment and poverty rate confronting the region.

He said provision of the necessary logistics to the farming industry will help improve the agribusiness in the region.

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