Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia informed the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana that the government has set aside GH253 million in the 2023 budget for the construction of the Pwalugu dam.
When Dr. Bawumia welcomed the board and leadership of the Association to the Jubilee House on Monday, December 12, 2022, to discuss issues affecting Ghanaian farmers, particularly the impact of climate change and the significance of irrigation to year-round farming, he made the aforementioned statement.
The vice president used the occasion to outline the various steps the government is taking to ensure the building of dams, particularly the multipurpose Pwalugu Dam, whose construction the vice president said the government will oversee with the help of the World Bank and also invite participation from the private sector.
“In the meantime, GH¢253 million has been allocated in the 2023 budget towards the construction of the Pwalugu dam,” he told the farmers.
He noted that when completed Pwalugu will, at 25,000 hectares, almost double the amount of irrigable land in Ghana while controlling yearly flooding from the spillage of the Bagre dam and provide 60mw of electricity.