2nd Karpowership inaugurated

BENJAMIN GLOVER                                    

15 DECEMBER 2017

The second Karpowership from Turkey with the capacity to supply 470 megawatts (MW) of power has been inaugurated.

The powership will supply uninterrupted and reliable electricity at one of the lowest cost to Ghana.

Mr Joseph Cudjoe, (in smock), the Deputy Minister of Energy, pressing a comtrol button to mark the start of operation of the second power barge, Osman Khan. With him is Orhan Remzi Karadeniz the CEO, Karpowership (left) and other guests

Christened Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan, the facility is twice the size of the earlier barge which arrived in Ghana in 2015.

With the inauguration of the second powership, the earlier power barge which arrived in Ghana in 2015 with the capacity of generating 225 megawatts will be decommissioned and sent to Turkey.

The new powership will be relocated in the Western Region to make use of the natural gas infrastructure to power the ship and ensure constant supply of electricity.

The inauguration of the new power barge was in fulfilment of a power purchase agreement between Karpowership Ghana Company Limited and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) which requires the energy company to provide 450MW to feed the national grid for 10 years.

With the arrival and operation of the 470MW Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan, the Kapowership Ghana Company Limited has fulfilled its obligations to the ECG.

Contracts

Speaking at the ceremony in Tema yesterday, the Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) of Karpowership, Mr Orhan Remzi Karadeniz said Karpowership’s presence in the country was in complete fulfilment of the contractual obligations for providing 450 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

He said Karpowership had successfully completed all requisite works and operational tests and had been supplying electricity to the national grid since October this year.

Mr Karadeniz highlighted the company’s commitment to powering the world.

“At Karpowership, we have invested in technology and innovation to ensure continuity of our ventures that indirectly demonstrate Turkey’s affinity for growth and development. Today, Turkey exports its value-added products and services in the energy, technology and entrepreneurship sectors.

“Karpowership has crossed seas and offered the hand of friendship to supply electricity to many countries around the world that are in need of this basic necessity.”

Fulfilling promises

The Country Manager of Karpower Ghana Company Limited, Mr Volkan Buyukbicer said since its inception, the company had kept its promise of providing electricity to its clientele.

“As a company, we have not just provided electricity for the country; we have impacted several lives within the community. We have engaged in some major projects as a way of giving back to the community we operate in. In all of these, we strive for one thing: The Power of Friendship. This has been our driving force these past years”

Reliable power

The Deputy Minister of Energy, Mr Joseph Cudjoe, said the addition to the installed capacity would go a long way to help the government towards achieving its objectives of ensuring adequate, reliable and affordable energy for both domestic and commercial purposes

He said the arrival of the powership would complement government’s efforts to end completely the load shedding exercise witnessed in the country in the recent past.

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Tema Metropolitan Assembly gets new PM

BENJAMIN XORNAM GLOVER      

09 DECEMBER 2017

The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has elected a new Presiding Member (PM) , Mr Patrick Atitiati Lawer, obtaining a 100 per cent of the votes cast.

Nana Oduro Numapau (right), the Metropolitan Electoral Officer, declaring Mr Lawer as the winner of the election

The assembly members had earlier in November, failed to elect a PM because none of the three contestants secured the mandatory two-thirds majority votes of the members.

The election, which was held last Thursday, saw Mr Lawer, an elected Assembly Member for the Railways Electoral Area, Community 5, polling 33 votes, while his contender, Mr Joseph Korto, also an elected Assembly Member for the Low Cost Electoral Area, Community 9, marshalled 13 votes.

One vote was rejected and another member was absent.

Withdrawal

Earlier, a third aspirant, Mr Kwesi Poku Bosompem, an elected Assembly Member for the Halcrow Electoral Area, who initially had 12 votes and contested the initial election, announced his withdrawal from the race.

The election of the PM was supervised by the Metropolitan Electoral Officer, Nana Oduro Numapau.

The swearing-in of the PM was, however, deferred due to the absence of the magistrate to supervise the exercise.

Mr Lawer, an assembly member for 12 years, succeeds Mr Richard Fiadumor whose tenure has expired.

Vision

Mr Lawer, in an interview, commended the members of the assembly for the endorsement.

He called for a closer collaboration among the membership of the house to bring development to the area.

The newly elected PM said his main objective was to help the assembly improve on its revenue generation, which was crucial for the development of the metropolis.

He also pledged to work in close collaboration with the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Felix Nii Mensah Anang-La, to enhance effective administration and ensure the success of the Tema Restoration Agenda which sought to restore the Port City to its former glory as a well-planned city.

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Tema: 7 injured in accident (Photos)

BENJAMIN XORNAM GLOVER      

29 NOVEMBER 2017

The mangled 207 benz bus after the accident. Picture by Benjamin Xornam Glover

Four vehicles were on Wednesday involved in an accident opposite the Allied Filling Station on the Tema-Aflao Highway leaving several persons injured.

The dawn accident according to the police, left seven persons, including two females with varying degrees of injury.

The injured have since been sent to the Tema General Hospital for treatment.

The Tema Regional Commander of the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), Chief Superintendent, Mr Joseph Owusu-Bempah, told Graphic Online that the accident happened at about 5:15 am near the spot where last Sunday's accident in which a BMW saloon car was crushed by boulders that fell from a tipper truck.

Lost control

The driver of the tipper truck with registration number GR 3092 Z, loaded with gravels for reasons yet to be determined was said to have lost control and as a result crushed into the 207 Benz bus, with registration number GE 3069 Z which was in front of it, resulting in the injuries.

The tipper truck driver before crushing into the 207 Benz bus grazed the side of an O.A branded bus which was conveying workers of PFC to work in Tema.

Meanwhile, the Tema Regional Police MTTD has launched a man hunt for the driver of a trailer with registration number AS 368 T who is alleged to have ploughed its way suddenly into the highway and contributed to the accident.

Investigations

Mr Owusu-Bempah said the driver of the O.A. Bus have reported himself to the police to assist with investigations while the 207 Benz bus driver and the Tipper Truck who sustained injuries were receiving treatment.

Free movement of cattle

In a related development, the Tema Regional Commander of the MTTD has bemoaned the free movement of cattle along the major highways which is creating great risk for motorists and other road users.

He appealed to authorities of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies along the Aflao, Tema and Akosombo highways to take steps to address the menace to prevent the indiscriminate movement of cattle.

“This menace of cattle sharing the road with road users within Tema, Ashaiman, Ningo-Prampram, Kpone Katamanso , Afienya , Dawhenya should be curtailed. ...the assemblies should find a suitable solution.

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