The Ministry of Energy says the record available will show that the Ghana National gas Company (GNGC) granted Genser a discounted gas price of $6.50MMBtu as far back as November 2017.
According to the Ministry, there is enough documentary evidence to also support the fact that in April, 2018, Ghana Gas entered into a Gas Sales Agreement with Genser.
The Gas Sales Agreement according to the record was to enable the company procure gas to fuel their power their plants.
These events according to the Ministry clearly shows that, Ghana Gas and its Management led by Dr. Ben Asante has been leading all transactions with Genser and therefore as far as the facts are concerned, responsible for every consequence thereof.
The Ministry therefore intimates that the statement by the Senior Staff Association of Ghana Gas seeking to suggest that the Minister is taking a lopsided approach with regards to the Genser matter is misconceived, borne out of bad faith and a calculated attempt at muddying the waters for selfish gains.
The Ministry on Tuesday 10th January 2023, issued a statement seeking to correct falsehoods that Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh was doing the bidding of Genser.
“This matter is being investigated by the Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Energy. The Ministry is mindful of the legal consequences of discussing same in those circumstances.”
The statement went on further to say that the President of the Republic further referred the matter to the Ministry, the Petroleum Commission, and the Energy Commission for investigations.
“A report in this respect has been delivered to His Excellency the President”, it said.
It continued that “The Minister wishes to state emphatically that;
a) neither he, nor anyone else acting on behalf of the Ministry has signed any contract with GENSER
b) the only contracts signed with Genser on record are by GNGC and GNPC.
c) This contract between GENSER & GNGC predates the Minister’s tenure at the Ministry of Energy and was signed on behalf of the GNGC by Dr Ben Asante, its CEO and the Ministry duly informed.”
The Ministry says it finds the new position of the Senior Staff Association as contained in their second release hypocritical as they now shift the goal post to talk about the Ministry of Energy granting approvals before they execute contracts. The question the Ministry poses to them is, if Ghana Gas does not come to the Ministry for approval why do the Association think that GNPC must come for same from the Ministry.
The Ministry assures that it will soon make a copy of the signed contract between Genser and Ghana Gas available for scrutiny together with other documentation as it aims at settling the whole matter once and for all.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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