Ghana Gas Pipeline Delayed To April - Minister

"Contractor companies raised invoices and process them for payments ... We had a bit of a challenge with the payment but we are now on course. It was a procedural, a bureaucratic problem," Jinapor told Reuters.

President John Mahama this week named a new board for the Electric Company of Ghana (ECG), after it came in for fierce criticism from the World Bank and others for mismanagement that contributes to the country's power crisis.

"We've set up a business strategic unit at ECG. We are still in the process of restructuring it and making it more responsive to the needs of the people," Jinapor said.

In another blow to the country's power production, a ship last August accidentally cut the undersea West African Pipeline Company pipe that brings gas from Nigeria causing supply interruptions to Benin and Togo as well as to Ghana.

The pipe was fixed in July but Jinapor acknowledged supply since then has been unreliable.

"Ultimately our vision is to have our own gas infrastructure, but we will continue our engagement with Nigeria to ensure they take into account their obligations on all sides," Jinapor said.

Ghana discovered oil in 2007 and began producing three years later with British energy firm Tullow Oil as lead partner at the flagship Jubilee field with a 35.5 percent stake.


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