The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor has announced that the vessel, which was carrying 450,000 barrels of light crude oil has arrived in Ghana. This is to help replenish the fuel stock which the minister last week said was left with only 2.6 days .
Speaking during a radio interview on Citi FM on Monday, May 19, 2025, Mr Jinapor said the vessel had started discharging fuel needed to power thermal plants across the country.
“The vessel has arrived. We are okay with the fuel. We are going to start the discharge,” Mr Jinapor said, addressing public concerns following his disclosure to Parliament last week that the country had only 2.6 days of fuel stock remaining.
Mr Jinapor explained that the order for the fuel was placed more than a month ago, taking into account the time required to transport fuel from Nigeria to Ghana.
He added that there was no cause for alarm as the power system was being managed properly.
The Minister rejected claims that his statement to Parliament’s Committee on Mines and Energy was meant to create panic, noting that he was simply presenting factual information as requested by the committee.
“The statement was not meant to create panic at all, and the statement was not even a press statement to the public. I was briefing the Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Energy,” Mr Jinapor clarified.
In addition to the light crude oil, Mr Jinapor disclosed that the Ministry had secured supplies of heavy fuel oil and diesel to maintain power generation at thermal plants.
Mr Jinapor noted that when his administration took office, the power shortfall stood at approximately 780 megawatts, but they had successfully eliminated load-shedding through proper management and fuel procurement.
The Minister added that his team had also resolved a threatened shutdown by power producer Karpower through negotiations, further stabilising the country’s power situation.
“Karpower had threatened that they would shut down. We’ve resolved the matter. The shutdown is no more coming. That’s not grumbling. That’s solving the problem,” Mr Jinapor stated.
Source: Graphic.com.gh
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