The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has received a 103-page report from the committee established on January 30, 2025, to investigate about 2,500 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) that had been stuck at the Tema Port, as well as other procurement-related issues.

After receiving the report, John Jinapor stated that the committee’s findings were very disturbing.

In addition to serious procurement breaches in the past few years, over 1,350 containers could not be accounted for during the investigations, the minister said.

In a report by metrotvonline.com, the minister assured that a thorough investigation will be conducted with the assistance of the Attorney General and the police into the case.

“The over 1,300 containers cannot vanish into thin air. We will work with the AG’s Department and the police to ensure that those responsible for the missing containers are brought to book to retrieve the containers or the monetary value of the same,” he stated.

On the procurement issue, the minister said the procurement unit at ECG will be decoupled within a week, while pledging to introduce swift and far-reaching measures to reform procurement processes at the company.

“It cannot be business as usual. We are not targeting anybody, but we will make sure whoever is responsible will be held liable,” he added.

The minister commended Prof Innocent Senyo Acquah, Chairman of the Investigative Committee, and the committee for the thorough investigation done to unravel the issues at ECG.

Earlier, it emerged from the committee's report that over 1,300 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) was missing because it could not be accounted for at the Tema Port.

Prof Senyo Acquah noted that while ECG claimed to have 2,491 uncleared containers filled with cables and other essential equipment, an independent audit at the port found only 1,134 containers, leaving 1,357 missing.

John Jinapor expressed concern about the situation and assured that it will be investigated when the findings were presented to him.

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