Energy and Green Transition Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has vowed to recover the missing containers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) or their equivalent monetary value, promising accountability and action.
According to an investigative report, over 1,300 containers associated with ECG remain unaccounted for at the Tema Port.
Prof. Innocent Senyo Acquah, chairman of the investigative committee, disclosed that ECG initially reported 2,491 uncleared containers containing essential materials like cables, but an audit revealed only 1,134 containers, leaving 1,357 untracked.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, Jinapor assured Ghanaians of his commitment to address the issue.
“Let me assure the country, whatever it takes to hold people liable and retrieve the containers or monetary value of the containers, we will do that,” he emphasized.
Jinapor also highlighted a separate challenge, noting that Tullow Ghana had shut down its pipeline due to unpaid legacy bills, which could impact power supply.
“We are doing everything we can to get them to open the pipeline because that will impact power supply,” he explained.
Expressing his frustration, the minister addressed illegal activities undermining the sector.
“Once we are looking for money to pay for debt we inherited, others are profiting and benefiting through illegal means. We cannot allow that to continue,” Jinapor stated firmly.
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