2,000 ECG containers retrieved; 283 still unidentified at ports – Deputy Energy Minister

Deputy Energy Minister Richard Gyan-Mensah announced on Friday, October 16, that approximately 2,000 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) had been retrieved from Ghanaian ports, leaving around 283 still unidentified. The restitution of the containers was detailed during a meeting with Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee in response to a 2,760-container shortfall highlighted in the Auditor-General’s report.

Gyan-Mensah explained that a committee consisting of port officials, security, ECG representatives, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) was tasked with tracing the remaining containers. He informed the committee meets every Monday to manage the retrieval efforts and that an official report, detailing the retrieved and unaccounted-for containers, was expected by the end of October 2026.

Gyan-Mensah noted that while the initial retrieval effort was brisk, with nearly 50 containers evacuated daily, the pace slowed significantly, with days when only a few containers were retrieved. He attributed the slowdown to the complexity of tracing containers scattered across various terminals, necessitating thorough checks of port and customs documentation.

The committee includes representatives from the ports, security agencies, ECG, the Ministry of Finance, and GRA. Gyan-Mensah assured that once the official report confirms the status of the untraced containers, it would be released, signaling the conclusion of the retrieval exercise.