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Ghana recovers 2,000 electrical containers, 283 remain missing

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About 2,000 of the 2,760 Electricity Company of Ghana containers reported as uncleared have been recovered, while 283 remain to be identified at the ports. A committee including port authorities and security services must complete its searches and submit its report by the end of October 2026, according to Deputy Energy Minister Richard Gyan-Mensah.

About 2,000 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana’s state-owned power company, have been retrieved, while 283 remain unaccounted for, Deputy Energy Minister Richard Gyan-Mensah told Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, according to MyJoyOnline.

A committee tasked with investigating the containers is continuing its search and is expected to submit its official report by the end of October 2026. The Auditor-General’s report said that 2,760 ECG containers remained uncleared at Ghanaian ports.

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