Mahama’s 1,200MW Power Plant Announcement Not New — Adomako-Mensah

Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has dismissed President John Dramani Mahama’s announcement of a 1,200-megawatt power plant, saying the project is not new. Speaking at the Resetting Ghana Citizen Engagement on May 2, President Mahama announced that government would this year begin construction of the 1,200MW power plant to boost electricity generation capacity and strengthen the country’s power supply system. He said the project forms part of broader plans to improve Ghana’s electricity infrastructure and ensure stable power for homes and businesses. But in an interview on Channel One Newsroom, Adomako-Mensah argued that the project had already been outlined in the national budget and should not be presented as a fresh initiative. According to him, Parliament expected significant progress on the project by now since it was captured in last year’s budget. He also questioned why the President described the project as still being in the pipeline months after its inclusion in government’s fiscal plans. Adomako-Mensah further raised concerns over what he says is a lack of communication with Parliament, noting that lawmakers and the Energy Committee have not been formally briefed on the project’s implementation plan.