Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has confirmed the retrieval of 40 out of the over 1,300 missing Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) containers, which were unaccounted for after an investigative report exposed the situation.

Speaking on TV3’s News Central on Thursday, March 27, Jinapor revealed that national security operatives traced the containers to a warehouse in Kpone, owned by an Indian businessman.

“The briefing I got this morning… the information I got is that already they’ve traced about 40 of them to a particular terminal warehouse in Kpone which belonged to an Indian man, and they have confiscated all the 40 containers and moved them to a secured location,” he stated.

According to the minister, the businessman claimed he purchased the containers last year, a claim that law enforcement agencies are investigating. He further assured that intelligence efforts are ongoing to track the remaining missing containers and bring those responsible to justice.

Jinapor also issued a strong warning against attempts to politicize the investigations. “Let me just say that when we start prosecuting these people, let no one say that this is witch-hunting. These are properties of the state, and we will use every legitimate means to ensure that we retrieve them,” he cautioned.