[ 2015-11-28 ]

Ghanaians will fuel Power barge – Power Ministry
Ghanaians will directly be responsible for the
fuel that will keep the much expected power barge
running, deputy Power Minister John Jinapor has
stated.

According to him, it has been agreed by government
and the relevant stakeholders that “end
users” will have to pay for the power that
will be generated by the plant which is currently
sailing on the waters of Ghana.

The 225 Megawatts capacity power barge from Turkey
is expected in Winneba in the Central region at
6pm today. It is expected to dock at its final
destination, the Tema port, on Saturday. The barge
was initially scheduled to arrive in Tema on
Friday morning but delays in documentation and
routine formalities at the Abidjan Port where the
barge was offloaded by the Black Marlin, a speed
deck cargo ship which transported it from Turkey,
dragged the process.

There have been concerns over how government will
secure funding to keep the plant running in order
to enable it generate constant power to support
the national grid.

Speaking to Accra-based Joy FM Friday, Mr Jinapor
said the Public Utilities and Regulations
Commission (PURC) is in the process of developing
the mechanism for Ghanaians to pay for the fuel
which will be used to power the plant.

“With the barge and its operations, the
payment will be done by the end user and not
government.

“Whatever power will be generated ought to
be paid by the end user and not government, that
has been the agreement. Currently, the necessarily
arrangement is being done by the PURC to ensure
that the end user pays for whatever power that is
generated by the barge,” he said.

Source - Starrfm

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