Energy and finance ministers meet Karpowership to avert power shutdown over debt arrears

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kelewele 7 months ago

useless crooks wasting the time of Ghanaians.. they have no solutions.. they just gather to talk nonsense and afterward go the white man for solutions..

useless crooks wasting the time of Ghanaians.. they have no solutions.. they just gather to talk nonsense and afterward go the white man for solutions..
Tosh 7 months ago

Until we face the problems in the sector head on, nothing would change. The corrupt managers at ECG, dissipating and stealing at the top, power thieves, getting away with day light robbery, at the bottom, and in between, law ...
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Until we face the problems in the sector head on, nothing would change. The corrupt managers at ECG, dissipating and stealing at the top, power thieves, getting away with day light robbery, at the bottom, and in between, law abiding citizens, crushed by increasing tariffs due to the above. We know what the problems are. Deal with them courageously, instead of the endless talk.
THE SAME PEOPLE WHO SIGNED OVERPRICED KARPOWER CONTRACTS MEETING TO NEGOTIATE KARPOWER DEBTS!! 7 months ago

Ghana is a funny country. The same crooks line Jinaporwho in 2015 together with Kwabena Donkor signed these overpriced corrupt Karpower contracts pocketing huge Commissions in their pockets creating this very situation are no ...
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Ghana is a funny country. The same crooks line Jinaporwho in 2015 together with Kwabena Donkor signed these overpriced corrupt Karpower contracts pocketing huge Commissions in their pockets creating this very situation are now negotiating the artificial debts they created in tve first place.

Some of these people like Jinapor should rather be in jail rather than supervising the criminal outcome of their actions!
EBBY 7 months ago

Even apart from the huge corruption involved in the initial contracts, the ECG gets the power from these IPPs and sells it to the public for cash upfront. No one is getting free electricity or on credit. Our electricity meter ...
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Even apart from the huge corruption involved in the initial contracts, the ECG gets the power from these IPPs and sells it to the public for cash upfront. No one is getting free electricity or on credit. Our electricity meters are not on credit basis. My question is that who is pocketing the money and failing to pay IPPs? ECG has already collected money from consumers at source. Where is the money?
General 7 months ago

In this enterprise called politics in Ghana the most miserable person's in it is the ones called the ordinary Ghanaians
Because this one I can call it Karma, because I believe the man J.D.M. who signed the take or pay c ...
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In this enterprise called politics in Ghana the most miserable person's in it is the ones called the ordinary Ghanaians
Because this one I can call it Karma, because I believe the man J.D.M. who signed the take or pay contract is still receiving his kick back and proceeds trickles down to so many people from morning host political programs to so called neutrals to C.S.Os they are many you can name them
Not long ago the electricity the ordinary Ghanaians are trying to pay has been increased by 14% plus water, the ordinary Ghanaians will start feeling the heat by this month going and the fool soldiers who gets the little part share from this proceeds your light bills will consume it and get to your personal struggles
As a result of the signing of this contract the world bank withdraw it's money of giving to Ghana freely because they are not fools they can see in between the lines, they can't put their tax payers money in the drains Mr and Mrs ordinary Ghanaians we are fetching water with basket
By God dey he will one day be the voice of the voiceless
This characters of greediness they exist in both parties, I mean the N.D.C and N.P.P. and among them too I believe there are good characters within let's pray that one day God will give us one of the good characters like the Burkina President
GHANAIANS ARE BEING FOOLED AGAIN!! 7 months ago

Half of this debt about $200m is for energy Ghana does not need and have not used and cannot sell to other coubtries because its overpriced and too expensive.

So in effect Ghana is going to throw $200m into the rubbish bin ...
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Half of this debt about $200m is for energy Ghana does not need and have not used and cannot sell to other coubtries because its overpriced and too expensive.

So in effect Ghana is going to throw $200m into the rubbish bin. Money that can do a heck of a lot for hospitals, schools and social projects.

And how did we get here. Because this contract signed by Jinapor and Kwabena Donkor is a fraudulent contract. Someone should have gone to jail to legally terminate the contract.

But both Parties NPP and NDC turned this illegality into a goldmine to milk it for all they can get.

Until someone goes to jail so this contract signed by the Mahama govt can legally be terminated the poor Ghanaian taxpayer will continue to pay for energy it doesnt need and has not used and by 2028 this debt will be close to $700m
General 7 months ago

My brother they will pass it on to us the 14% increment will not end there oo every three months there will be increasing and I firmly believe every time we pay they received their kick back

My brother they will pass it on to us the 14% increment will not end there oo every three months there will be increasing and I firmly believe every time we pay they received their kick back
KARPOWER DEBT HAS TO BE DEAKT WITH ASAP!! 7 months ago

The NPP government was scared to terminate the contract because rightfully so until the Court can be convinced that the contract came about because of an illegality you will pay judgement debt and costs almost equivakent to $ ...
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The NPP government was scared to terminate the contract because rightfully so until the Court can be convinced that the contract came about because of an illegality you will pay judgement debt and costs almost equivakent to $60-$100m on top of the existing debt. So NPPs solution was i did not create it . Let me leave the situation to rot for the next govt to deal with.

This debt has to be dealt with ASAP. Because its increasing at an exponential rate adding to the nations debt burden. If its not dealt with aSAP this debt will be standing around $700m by 2028, 60% of which will be for energy we have never used. This is madness. !

The only solution is for govt to find a way to terminate this illegal contract. To do this without incurring judgement debt will require an illegality to void the contract. It means somebody will have to be found culpable for this illegality.

But this is Ghana where even politicians with cases in courts are being discharged not by the courts but via political decisions and you expect any politician to go to jail for the illegal Karpower Contract. I will rather bet my last dollar that by 2028 this debt will be around $700m and the politiciabs who created this situation pretending to be doing something about it (like they are doing now) would rather be starring at it like a deer in the headlights of an oncoming STC bus until the next govt inherits the problem and the taxpayers debt burden continuing to mount!
2 Crooks Negotiating the Crooked Karpower Deal! 7 months ago

2 crooks Jinapor and Ato Forson nefotiating the crooked Karpower deal! Ghana is sweet keke!

2 crooks Jinapor and Ato Forson nefotiating the crooked Karpower deal! Ghana is sweet keke!
Nana TRUMU TRUMU Addo 7 months ago

WHAT AT ALL DID NPP DO IN 8 YEARS?. THEY NEVER ADDED A SINGLE MEGAWATT TO OUR ENERGY

WHAT AT ALL DID NPP DO IN 8 YEARS?. THEY NEVER ADDED A SINGLE MEGAWATT TO OUR ENERGY

You are nit making sense! 7 months ago

What sense does it make to add an extea watt ti your energy needs when Karpower is producing energy that cannt be used.

What sense does it make to add an extea watt ti your energy needs when Karpower is producing energy that cannt be used.
Conflict of Interest! 7 months ago

Hiw can this problem be solved when Jinapor the Energy Minister is the very person who created this problem to start with.

You need a clean objective individual to solve this problem

Hiw can this problem be solved when Jinapor the Energy Minister is the very person who created this problem to start with.

You need a clean objective individual to solve this problem
Olla Rinke 7 months ago

Electricity is not free in Ghana. Citizens pay for the of electricity , though a few use power by illegal connections. The rest of us pay. It is fair to ask the previous government about what they did from the revenue receive ...
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Electricity is not free in Ghana. Citizens pay for the of electricity , though a few use power by illegal connections. The rest of us pay. It is fair to ask the previous government about what they did from the revenue received and why the huge debt.
Problem is from initial contract with Karpower! 7 months ago

The problem is not from the payments. The problem is the contract signed by Mahama in 2015 to pay for excess energy produced which we dont need nor use.

The problem is not from the payments. The problem is the contract signed by Mahama in 2015 to pay for excess energy produced which we dont need nor use.
Kwame Angel 7 months ago

If ECG can import materials and sell them to Indians and Chinese for melting, how do you expect to pay your debts?

If ECG can import materials and sell them to Indians and Chinese for melting, how do you expect to pay your debts?
Sofo line 7 months ago

Go for Napo

Go for Napo
Kwame Peter 7 months ago

This is all Nana Addo’s fault,Ghanaian voters gave him their overwhelming votes hoping that he will bring these same NDC criminals to justice but no Addo ‘tintintininti’ would not listen to anybody claiming that the cou ...
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This is all Nana Addo’s fault,Ghanaian voters gave him their overwhelming votes hoping that he will bring these same NDC criminals to justice but no Addo ‘tintintininti’ would not listen to anybody claiming that the country is building a political class,so the judgement debt and contract padding criminals are back to their crime scene and with 54% win and the 2/3 majority in parliament,the criminal idiots are set to perpetuate more crimes against Ghanaians like never seen before,even before John Mahama was sworn in Joseph Yammin their National Organizer attempted to rob BOG gold bars but for the steadfastness of the BOG security, John Jinapo knows where the ECG 1,300 containers are located,there is a letter circulating on social media in which the National Security Coordinator requested the release of 706 containers to National Security warehouse at Dzorwulu,so where are the 594 remaining containers and why was John Jinapo lying to the whole country that the containers were missing? Where are the containers and who is keeping them and for what reason? Where are the criminals assembly called ORAL?
Slim 7 months ago

Pay them!

Pay them!
Ghana Hard 7 months ago

NPP collapsed Ghana in all sectors. Wicked people

NPP collapsed Ghana in all sectors. Wicked people
Kobby 7 months ago

Ghc 300.000000 for sanitary pads. Ghc 100.000.000 for research at the Presidency, ghc 4.2 billion for running of the presidency, ghc 400 000 each for the 276 mps oooo mother Ghana and we are sleeping in darkness we can't oper ...
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Ghc 300.000000 for sanitary pads. Ghc 100.000.000 for research at the Presidency, ghc 4.2 billion for running of the presidency, ghc 400 000 each for the 276 mps oooo mother Ghana and we are sleeping in darkness we can't operate our businesses

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