Tag: Karpowership
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International Women’s Day: Female engineering students tour Karpowership
Karpowership Ghana has observed International Women’s Day (IWD) with an educational tour for female engineering students on its Powership Karadeniz Osman Khan in Sekondi – Takoradi. March 8, is earmarked every year by the United Nations (UN) to celebrate the successes of women. The day is also used to challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination,…
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Ghana Gas to commence supply of gas to Karpowership
Work being done to enable Ghana Gas supply gas to power the Karpowership is near completion with gas flow expected to start tomorrow. According to the Ghana Gas Company, engineering works, electrical connections and laying of pipelines to the Karpowership at the Sekondi Naval Base in the Western region is about 98 percent complete. Ernest…
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Gov’t ‘radical’ take or pay renegotiation will scare away investors — EIU report
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has described the government’s attempts of renegotiating power purchasing agreements signed under the previous administration as ‘radical’, arguing that the approach could scare aware potential investors. The business advisory firm in its latest country report said a radical revision of power contracts ie take or pay agreements, may not happen…
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Karpowership resumes operations after relocation to Western region
Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has announced that its 470MW Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan has resumed Power Production after successful commissioning works in Sekondi-Takoradi following relocation from Tema. According to a release issued by the company, the 470MW Powership would continue to operate on Heavy Fuel Oil to supply reliable and sustainable electricity to the national…
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Work on Karpowership relocation will be completed next month — Ghana Gas
The Ghana National Gas Company has announced that civil engineering works being done on the relocation of the Karpowership from Tema to the Sekondi Naval Base in the Western Region would be completed at the end of August this year. The government took a firm decision to move the 450 megawatts Karpowership to Sekondi…
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ENI gas inexpensive – Government
The government has clarified the cost of gas that it is taking from the Offshore Cape Three Points being operated by ENI is costly. According to the Ministry of Energy, the price of 40 million dollars per month cannot be possible as there have been negotiations for a drop in the price of gas from…
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Karpowership wins best Independent Power Plant of the Year
Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has been adjudged the Best Independent Power Plant service for the year 2017 at the Ghana Business Quality Awards held in Accra last weekend. The award seeks to appreciate Karpowership for its service quality, competitiveness and service innovation in Ghana. The award ceremony was under the theme Building Ghana beyond Aide:…
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Karpower deal extension: IES warns of rise in power costs (Audio)
The Institute of Energy Security (IES) is cautioning of an eventual increase in the cost of power generated from the Karpowership over the continuous payment of capacity charges. The IES believes this will also defeat the immediate claims by the government of reducing the cost of power produced from the power barge. The comments come…
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Karpower relocates vessel to Takoradi
Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has confirmed to Citi Business News plans to relocate its floating power plant from Tema to Takoradi. The Company further highlights its intentions to do so by the end of the second quarter of this year. Ahead of the relocation, the company has held various stakeholder meetings to sensitize stakeholders in…
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450MW Karpowership to stabilize power supply – ACEP
The African Center for Energy policy (ACEP) is hopeful the arrival of the 450 megawatts Karpowership will help improve power supply in the country. The new power generating vessel replaces an earlier once with a lower capacity of 225 megawatts at Tema. Citi Business News understands that the ship has arrived in Ghana’s territorial waters…