Karpowership Ghana threatens to shutdown plant over unpaid $270Million debt

Karpowership Ghana Limited, a major independent power generator in Ghana, has threatenes to shut down its 450 MW plant due to an unpaid debt of $270 million owed by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

This revelation was made by Minister-Designate for Energy and Green Transition, Hon. John Abdulai Jinapor, during his ongoing vetting process in Parliament.

He had received a letter from the company to that effect.

Karpowership has been operational in Ghana since 2015, supplying 23% of the country’s total electricity demand.

The company signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ECG in 2014 to supply 450 MW of power.

However, the unpaid debt has put the company’s operations at risk, prompting the threat of a shutdown.

The shutdown would have significant implications for Ghana’s energy sector, which has struggled with power crises in the past, notably the “dumsor” crisis.

-energynewsafrica.com