The government has secured 450,000 barrels of fuel to help stabilise the electricity supply and address Ghana’s recent power generation challenges.
The shipment, confirmed by the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition on Thursday, May 22, 2025, has arrived at the Tema Port and will be distributed to power plants, particularly those run by Independent Power Producers (IPPs) facing fuel shortages.
The move follows weeks of erratic power supply across parts of the country, driven by dwindling fuel reserves for thermal plants.
Just last week, Energy Minister John Jinapor warned that Ghana had less than three days of fuel left to sustain national electricity generation.
Briefing Parliament’s Energy Committee on May 15, the Minister said the government was urgently seeking funds to pay for additional fuel supplies, some of which had already been ordered on credit.
However, financial constraints at the Ministry of Finance posed a significant hurdle.
That crisis has now been temporarily averted with the new delivery.
According to Richmond Rockson, Head of Communications at the Ministry of Energy, the new supply is expected to bring lasting relief.
“It will cover us for a long period,” he said, noting that the shipment is part of a broader strategy to ensure a consistent power supply.
Rockson acknowledged that fuel procurement remains a challenge due to limited funding and the current tariff structure, which does not directly cover fuel costs.
However, he assured that the ministry is working on long-term solutions, including financial restructuring, to ensure stable and sustainable power delivery.