Power Minister inspects power barge at Tema [Photos]

A government delegation led by the Minister of Power, Kwabena Donkor on Sunday morning visited the Tema Harbour to welcome the arrival of the much expected power ship from Turkey.

The ship which will add about 225 megawatts of power to the nation’s grid arrived on Saturday.

Speaking to the media after a short ceremony to welcome the ship, the Minister of Power said though it will boost  Ghana’s power supply, he stressed that the power ship will not totally solve the power crisis.

Meanwhile officials from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) disclosed that, the barge will be connected to the nation’s power grid within a week.

The barge which was built by Turkish company, Karpowership, was expected to dock at Tema on Friday afternoon but was pushed back due to some delays in documentation and routine formalities at the Abidjan Port, where the barge was offloaded by the Black Marlin, a speed deck cargo ship.

The Eastern Naval Command escorted the barge to Tema and provided security after it took over from the Western Naval Command.

The power ship is part of medium term measures adopted by government to mitigate the effects of the power crisis.

President John Mahama is expected to formally inaugurate the barge within the next ten days.

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Photos by: Norvan Acquah Hayford/citifmonline.com/Ghana