(An aerial view of TOR's machinery)
By: Rose Darko & Della Russel Ocloo
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) yesterday restored power supply to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) 22 hours after its officials disconnected the plant for non-payment of debts owed the ECG.
The Managing Director of TOR, Mr Ato Ampiah, however, believed the action of the ECG was orchestrated to embarrass the management of the refinery.
ECG officials from the Tema Region stormed the refinery about 2 p.m. and disconnected supply for non-payment of bills to the tune of GH¢1.6 million, but Mr Ampiah, who challenged the action of the ECG, claimed that although his outfit was indebted to the company, the refinery’s strategic nature to the nation did not warrant the power cut.
He told the Daily Graphic that TOR’s own reconciliation revealed that its indebtedness was far lower than the amount being speculated.
He said the steam boilers which produced steam to power the plants had started working following the restoration of power about 12:30 p.m yesterday, which helped to resume production immediately.
The power cut led to interruption in the pumping of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) and other petroleum products, whereas the entire facility and its immediate environs were plunged in total darkness.
Daily Graphic sources at the refinery explained that TOR, as an institution, did not owe much; rather its storage depots at Buipe, Accra Plains and Mami Water, which have now been taken over by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Limited (BOST), owed the ECG huge sums of money.
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