An investigative report has revealed that over 1,300 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have gone missing at the Tema Port. According to the findings,
the chairman of the committee that conducted the investigation, Professor Innocent Senyo Acquah, disclosed that while ECG claimed to have 2,491 uncleared containers that contained cables as well as other equipment belonging to it, an independent audit at the port found only 1,134, leaving 1,347 unaccounted for.
The report, presented to the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, raised serious concerns about ECG’s procurement and clearing processes. Investigators discovered that ECG had a dedicated fund for clearing these containers before 2022, receiving weekly allocations. However, this practice was halted due to a reported lack of funds. Despite this, ECG had awarded contracts to two firms to clear the containers—one of which lacked the necessary license, raising questions about procurement irregularities.
According to Prof. Acquah, before 2022, ECG had a separate fund that received weekly appropriations for container clearance. However, the practice was halted due to a shortage of money, as stated by the ECG board.
In response, Minister Jinapor described the findings as alarming and vowed to launch a full investigation in collaboration with the Attorney General and the Police. He also announced plans to decouple the procurement unit within a week and implement measures to reform ECG’s procurement processes to enhance accountability.
This development comes after earlier reports of ECG cargo gathering at Tema Port. In January 2025, the minister reviewed almost 2,500 uncleared ECG containers at the port, which had incurred high demurrage charges. By March 2025, it was estimated that around 3,000 ECG shipments were still stranded in the port, some for more than five years, with critical materials such as transformers required to address electrical infrastructure concerns across the country.
