{
  "id": 15002663,
  "title": "ECG container probe: 283 containers yet to be traced – Deputy Energy Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ecg-container-probe-283-containers-yet-to-be-traced-deputy-energy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T17:11:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ecg-container-probe-283-containers-yet-to-be-traced-deputy-energy-minister/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy Energy Minister Richard Gyan-Mensah revealed that approximately 2,000 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) remain unaccounted for at Ghanaian ports. The Deputy Minister stated that efforts are ongoing to locate another 283 containers. A committee, comprising representatives from various sectors, is actively working to trace the missing containers, with an official report anticipated by the end of October 2026. Mr. Gyan-Mensah explained that the retrieved containers have been moved to the Ministry of Energy and ECG warehouses for safekeeping. He acknowledged that locating the remaining containers has been challenging due to their potential distribution across various terminals, necessitating checks against port records and customs documentation. The retrieval process has seen occasional bursts of progress, with the team successfully evacuating nearly 50 containers in a single day at times, but has since slowed, with occasional retrievals of just two containers per day or none over a week.",
  "summary": "Deputy Energy Minister Richard Gyan-Mensah says about 2,000 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), which were reported to have remained uncleared at the ports, have been retrieved, while efforts continue to locate another 283. He said a committee investigating the matter was working to trace the outstanding containers, with an official report […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}