Karpowership Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to assembly Ghana’s power wants and scaling its impression throughout Africa with dependable, scalable, and modern power options to assist industrialisation, drive financial progress, and improve power safety throughout the continent.
This was shared by Ms Michelle Hazel, Undertaking Supervisor at Karpowership Ghana, throughout a high-level panel session on the West African Mining and Energy Expo (WAMPEX 2025), held on Thursday in Accra.
Ms Hazel joined a distinguished panel of power sector leaders, together with Mensah Adjei, Member of Parliament for Wassa East and former Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, and Mr Sulemana Abubakar, Performing Director of Power on the Ministry of Vitality.
The dialogue, moderated by authorized practitioner and analyst, Kwame Jantuah, centred on the theme: ‘Aligning West Africa’s Vitality Sector with Manufacturing Competitiveness.’
Representing Karpowership Ghana, Ms Hazel underscored the corporate’s important position in Ghana’s power combine, at present supplying over 12 per cent of the nation’s whole electrical energy wants.
She emphasised that Karpowership’s capability to ship reliable and uninterrupted energy has been a key driver of Ghana’s power stability, crucial for sectors equivalent to mining and manufacturing that require constant power provide to function effectively.
“Reliability isn’t just a promise; it’s our observe file,” Ms Hazel acknowledged, including that “Our performance in Ghana has not solely stabilised energy provide however has earned us the boldness throughout the subregion. What we have now completed efficiently in Ghana has been a driving power to broadening our market to different African nations.”
Moreover, she defined that Karpowership’s distinctive floating energy plant mannequin, which homes 24 impartial engines, permits for rotational upkeep and reliable baseload Plant with out shutting down operations—ensuring steady energy era.
“In contrast to the traditional land based mostly energy vegetation, Karpowership’s distinctive know-how permits it to be obtainable all 12 months spherical with at the least 93 per cent capability and not using a full shut down for maintenance. That’s a game-changer for reliability in Ghana’s energy sector,” she affirmed.
Ms Hazel additionally emphasised that Karpowership’s dedication to operational excellence was evident throughout the 16 nations the place the corporate operated, guaranteeing a gentle and scalable electrical energy provide to numerous markets.
Pertaining to macroeconomic dynamics, she welcomed the current appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi and improved income assortment by the Electrical energy Firm of Ghana (ECG) as optimistic developments for the sector. “When ECG is ready to pay invoices on time and the cedi performs strongly, it sends the proper alerts to buyers that Ghana is a reputable and secure surroundings for power make investmentsment,” she famous.
Past its technical contributions, Karpowership Ghana continues to deepen its social impression by varied community funding initiatives.
Furthermore, Ms Hazel excessivelighted initiatives equivalent to STEM mentorship and empowerment programmes for younger women, scholarships for sensible however needy engineering college students, rehabilitation of college infrastructure, and the supply of studying supplies.
“Our options will not be solely technical; they’re additionally deeply human,” she mentioned. “We stroll with the communities, empowering them to develop alongside us,” she added.
With a robust operational base in Ghana and a rising footprint throughout the continent, Karpowership stays dedicated to powering Africa’s power future, delivering sustainable, modern, and inclusive power options that drive progress and remodel lives.
