KARPOWER
AND AMERI DEALS ARE ECONOMICALLY IMPRUDENT AND FRAUDULENT
As
good citizens of Ghana, we have followed the AMERI and Karpower deals with keen
interest.
We
have read most of the critcisms and defences in relation to these deals from Government,
Opposition Parties and Civil Society Organisations when they cropped up and we
have come to the conclusion that, these two deals are economically imprudent
and fraudulent.
Our
settlement on these being fraudulent and economically imprudent after our
careful analysis of statements issued from all angles on these issues are as
below;
Two
very wealthy countries, Egypt and Abu Dhabi especially in a comparison with
Ghana are each constructing 1800MW and 1600MW Power Plants respectively at an
average cost of $1.4 billion each while the AMERI deal and the Karpower
together are getting Ghana only 500MW at an estimated price of close to $2
billion.
Secondly,
checks from the AMERI deal shows that, AMERI as the third party in this deal is
doing nothing to earn a payment since METKA as the second party is doing the
procurement of the 10 Gas Power Plants from the manufacturer, General
Electrical (GE) in addition to the
engineering, construction, building, operations and maintenance of the Power
Plants all at a total cost (with profit) of not more than $350million (payable
in 5 years).
Meaning
there is an excess of $160 million dollars from the stated $510 million cost of
the 10 Gas Power plants by Government being kept by AMERI for a no job done,
unless there is a job being done by AMERI Group to merit this $160 million
which might be known to Government but unknown to us.
We are
as a result of the above saddened at why President Mahama and his NDC led
Government could still be this continously heartless to Ghanaians after his
already push of Ghana into this current bad economic conditions.
Thank
you.
Mr
Kwadwo Anim.......... 004915213807663
(A
Leading NPP Member, Germany)
Nana
Kwadwo Akwaa... 00233246913905 / 00233209676413
[A
Member, Critical Thinkers International (CTI)]
Wouldn't there be difference in who carries the price risk for fuel when you compare running your own power plant versus buying power from an IPP on a per kWh-basis????
ReplyDeleteOr are you paying the turks for the plant, per kWh and for the fuel?