Staff of Karpowership cleaning the area.
THE PARAMOUNT Chief of the Essikado Traditional Area in the Western Region, Nana Kobina Nketia V, has commended Karpowership for its immense support for their annual Kuntum festival.
The commendation came after the company had embarked on a clean-up exercise with the residents of the Essikado community.
Nana Kobina Nketia V noted that the company had also shown great support for several other activities lined up for the Kuntum festival.
Corporate Communications Specialist of Karpowership, Sandra Amarquaye, stated that the company was fully committed to embarking on such activities to promote good environmental practices within the community.
She said: “As an environmentally friendly and socially responsible company, it is always our practice to support communities we operate in. Although this is our first clean up exercise in Takoradi, it is not the first time we are embarking on such an activity. We are hopeful that this exercise becomes a routine to ensure a clean, safe and a healthy environment for us all.”
She added that the company’s relocation to Takoradi meant that Karpowership would now have a direct relationship with the people of the Essikado community.
As part of their social intervention projects, Karpowership has embarked on a series of clean-up exercises in the Tema Municipality. The company has provided a modern ICT lab for the Manhean Anglican School; provided water tanks to fishmongers and community schools; offered bursary to over 100 students in community schools in the Tema New Town area, among other laudable social intervention.
Karpowership is the only owner, operator and builder of the first floating power plant fleet in the world. Currently, the company has over 2,500 employees, and owns and operates 15 Powerships with an installed capacity of 2,800 MW, and 5,000 MW Powerships under construction. Karpowership is operational in Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Lebanon, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Sudan.
From Vincent Kubi, Tema