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[ 2015-11-29 ] 
‘Dumsor’ not over yet – Power Minister
An elated Minister of Power Dr Kwabena Donkor has
reiterated to Ghanaians not to expect an absolute
end to the power crisis in Ghana with the arrival
of the Karpowership.
The power barge docked at the Tema Harbour
Saturday evening, and at a welcoming ceremony on
Sunday, Dr Donkor said the ship, which is about
the size of a football pitch and the height of a
three-storey building, will ease the load
shedding.
“Let me say that the arrival of this barge
will not solve all our problems,†Dr Donkor,
who has promised to end what has now become known
as ‘dumsor’ by the close of 2015,
told a gathering.
“It will make a contribution. As we speak
the 250MW power project at Aboadze is also
proceeding and indeed that is even bigger than the
Karpowership… the KTPP Plant 220 MW is also
at completion stage and TICO 120MW steam expansion
has been completed. TAPCO has gone through the
full combine cycle and a lot is happening in the
sector. We do ourselves and Ghana a disservice
when we focus only on the power barge,†he
added.
Dr Donkor was full of praise for the Minister of
Petroleum Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, whose tenure
at the Energy Ministry, initiated the 225MW
project from Turkey.
“This is only a welcoming ceremony. There is
a lot of work to be done to connect the barge to
the national grid and also completing some paper
work.
“I would want to take this opportunity to
mention one particular person without whose
leadership and dynamism this will never have come
into place – the Minister of Petroleum who
initiated this project.â€
He added: “It is all to the benefit of
Ghana. We want to thank Karpowership. We have gone
through a year or more of serious
challenges…
“It is better late than never. At least it
has arrived. Those who felt it will never arrive
at least will take consolation in the fact that
when government says it will deliver, it
delivers.â€
The power barge is expected to be connected to the
national grid in a week’s time and it is
the first in Sub-Saharan Africa. Source - Starrfm
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