The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) is pushing for stronger development partnership with Karpowership, even as the Turkish power producer maintains its 450-megawatt generation capacity despite its share of Ghana’s power supply dropping by more than half.
A joint delegation from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the STMA has paid a familiarization visit to the Karpowership floating power plant to gain firsthand insight into its operations and explore areas of collaboration for local development.
The visit forms part of ongoing stakeholder engagement efforts to improve local authorities’ understanding of the company’s operations and identify mutual interests.
Head of Policy Planning, Research and Monitoring at NADMO-STMA and liaison officer with Karpowership, Emma Akosua Adu Boafo, said the initiative started about five years ago with NADMO officials but has since been expanded to include members of the Assembly’s technical committee, legal officer and management.
She said participants are taken through presentations and guided tours of the facility to understand the technical processes behind electricity generation on the vessel — knowledge she described as critical given Karpowership’s strategic role in Ghana’s energy sector.
Meanwhile, Karpowership management has clarified that despite its contribution to Ghana’s total electricity supply falling from about 23 per cent to 11 per cent, its installed capacity of 450 megawatts remains unchanged.
According to the company, the drop in percentage is due to growing national demand and the entry of additional Independent Power Producers (IPPs) into the energy mix, which has expanded the overall supply base.
Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi, Lawyer Frederick Faidoo, used the engagement to call for deeper collaboration between the Assembly and the company.
He said sustained engagement could help identify critical development gaps in the metropolis where Karpowership could complement the Assembly’s efforts to improve livelihoods.
Mr. Faidoo stressed the importance of building strategic partnerships with companies operating within the metropolis to accelerate local development.
Stakeholders on both sides expressed optimism that continuous dialogue would strengthen relations and open up new avenues for development support in Sekondi-Takoradi.
By Francoise Ameley Kpogno
