John Jinapor
THE ENERGY Minister, John Jinapor, has urged Ghanaian businesses to invest in the power production sector to boost constant power supply and make profits in the end.
According to him, plans are in the pipeline to create an enabling atmosphere for the private sector to fully participate in the power supply process in the country.
In this regard, John Jinapor has admonished Ghanaian entrepreneurs to take advantage by actively participating in the sector in order to accrue financial benefits eventually.
The Energy Minister stated that, “As part of efforts to bring about overall efficiency in power production, we are working to involve the private sector in the distribution sector.
“And I want to encourage Ghanaian entrepreneurs to take advantage and take active interest in this programme or project so that Ghanaians can continue to own the commanding heights of the economy,” he said.
The Energy Minister was speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the 161kV Anwomaso–Kumasi Transmission Line in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital on Tuesday.
John Jinapor also highly praised the Finance Minister, Ato Forson, for his invaluable contributions and support which has catapulted the Energy Ministry to its current positive status.
“I must admit that but for the finance minister, the sector would have had it very very tough so let me commend Honourable Ato Forson for all the support he is given to this sector”.
John Jinapor said his ministry is also working to improve the tariff setting mechanism in collaboration with the PURC to bring about transparency and efficiency and also digitized the sector.
He also announced that there would be temporary power outages on Sunday, 13 July, 2025 in some parts of the country as gas supplier “ENI would shut down its valves to carry out maintenance works, which is aimed at boosting gas production”.
The shutdown, John Jinapor explained “is part of a thorough rehabilitation works to make it possible for ENI to increase gas output to 270 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd), noting “this move is critical in stabilizing the country’s energy supply in the long term”.
The temporary shutdown, he also explained, may cause short-term disruptions but, “it is part of a broader plan to improve power reliability and capacity, thereby making the citizenry to live comfortably”.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Kumasi