Vice President Amissah-Arthur Cut Sod For 350 Megawatts Thermal Plant 


Government says it is committed to developing an energy sector that provides reliable, efficient and sustainable support to the economy and guarantees jobs. It is for this reason that the government is partnering independent power producers to realize the medium term objective of five thousand megawatts of electricity by 2016. 

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur said this when he broke the ground and unveiled a plaque to commence the construction of the 900 million dollar Cenpower thermal plant at Kpone, near Tema in the Greater Accra Region. 

He said the government is sensitive to the socio-economic challenges Ghanaians are going through due to the load management and is determined to permanently address the generation shortfall. 

The Cenpower Generation Company Ltd received notice to proceed with construction work on December 23 last month, with a completion date before the end of 2017. The actual cost of the plant is 423 million dollars. 

The project will be executed by the South African construction company, Group Five. The plant after 20 years will be taken over by the government. 

Vice President Amissah-Arthur said there are about 16 power generation projects at different stages of implementation by both the state and private sector operators. The founder and Chairman of Cenpower, Sam Brew-Butter said the plant when competed will be able to use gas, light crude oil and distillate. 

About 600 workers are being engaged in the construction of the plant and it is expected to employ 70 permanent staff when completed. 


GBC