The head of research at the African center for energy policy, Benjamin Boakye has said that Ghana has signed a bad contract and that Nigeria could not be trusted to provide the country with gas in the long term.
He indicated that Ghana, in the agreement has failed to provide strict sanctions on the breach of contract and these have opened doors for Nigeria to easily hold up their gas.
Speaking on TV3�s midday news, he said �If you put up a $1 billion investment and the only liability the person has for failing to supply the gas is $20 million, then the person can just break it and pay that money.�
According to him, �this has made it difficult for Ghana to push them because of the loose contract, Nigeria is not reliable and we cannot continue to rely on them.�
He advised that Ghana must look at other alternatives that will help provide gas for the efficient and stable power supply.
�It has been long getting our own gas and we need to work hard for it, although it will not be enough, we can get some help from L&G and other sources yet to be known, it will be important for us to encourage these gas companies who are initiating means to provide gas to help hasten that process for good energy supply,� he said.
Mr. Boakye further stated that the public should be educated on other laws that entitled the citizens to other energy supplies.
�Most Ghanaians do not know that we have a renewable law that allows us to use solar panels which will feed onto the grade and make some margins so we need to promote the renewal of energy law that we made so that people will use the solar panels.�
However, information from Ghana News Agency indicated that the director of public relations of the electricity company of Ghana has said that they are working out some actions to provide sufficient power generation.
�We are finding solutions to our internal challenges to enable us provide quality service to the people.�
He again mentioned that the current poor power supply will be a part of Ghana if authorities are unable to pay the huge power generation deficit.
�The country needs sufficient money to help produce more power reserve to stop the energy problems Ghana is facing now,� he said.
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