By: Rachel Kakraba
Executive Secretary, Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana, COPEC, Duncan Amoah has asked the Office of the Special Prosecutor to develop interest in happenings in the power sector. Barely 24 hours to expiration of the ultimatum for government to defray its indebtedness to the producers, Mr. Amoah is calling for forensic audit to be conducted into what led to the debt.
“The power has been sold off, all of us have paid a premium to get power to our homes and yet the Independent Power Producers, IPP, who supply the power have not received anything by way of payment then it leaves you wondering. I would think that if the Special Prosecutor really would want to focus his energies on averting corruption, then the power sector is one such area he needs to focus”
The Independent Power Producers, IPPs, continue to mount pressure on the government to immediately pay 30 per cent of the debt, noting that failure to do so would mean they cannot guarantee power supplies beyond today, June 30, 2023.
Speaking to GBCNEWS, Mr. Amoah, said under the current debt restructuring, it will be difficult for the government to make payment within the next quarter.
“We’re in debt in excess of 1.7 billion dollars so you wonder whether we’re consuming the power for free as a country or we are paying. That sector would need to be comprehensively forensically audited”
Mr. Amoah asked Ghanaians to brace up for the looming energy crisis.
