Effects of energy on productivity

Preserving food, lighting a street, keeping a hospital open, running a factory, a business, or institution requires energy. Energy is, therefore, at the heart of everybody's quality of life and a crucial factor for economic competitiveness and employment.

The Oxford Dictionary defines energy as ‘the power derived from the utilisation of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines.’ Energy originated from the French word énergie, or via Late Latin from Greek energeia, from en- 'in, within' + ergon 'work' in the mid-16th Century (denoting force or vigour of expression).

Ghanaians started experiencing serious load shedding in the second half of 2006 which was as a result of low water inflows into the Akosombo Dam which limited the generation of hydroelectric power from the Akosombo and Kpong Power Stations. This necessitated the construction of the Bui hydroelectric Dam (a project which had been on the drawing board for ages)