South Africa’s High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana, Her Excellency Grace Mason, has paid a working visit to the Sunon Asogli Power plant at Kpone in the Greater Accra Region.
Sunon Asogli Power Ghana is the largest private power-producing company in the Republic of Ghana.
The visit by the High Commissioner follows a courtesy call last month to the embassy in Accra by a business delegation of the company led by its Chairman, Mr Yang Qun, and Director, Togbe Afede XIV.
Togbe Afede XIV, speaking on behalf of the company, thanked Her Excellency for keeping her promise to visit Sunon Asogli Power.
He then used the occasion to highlight the company’s accomplishments as well as some of its challenges since 2007.
Togbe Afede XIV explained that what is notable is the “Shenzhen Speed”—the passion and record time at which Shenzhen Energy executes its projects.
He later requested the High Commissioner’s assistance in making Shenzhen Energy’s vision of establishing a presence in South Africa a reality as soon as possible.
The South African High Commissioner, H.E. Grace Janet Mason, for her part, welcomed the company’s pledge to invest in South Africa’s power sector.
She emphasised that South Africa’s electricity market is more developed and stable, providing a better investment climate for investors.
She added that South Africa is also politically stable, with the rule of law and additional laws protecting investors.
She went on to say that Shenzhen’s energy investment in South Africa’s power sector would come at an optimal time because it would increase the country’s electricity supply.
She mentioned that Ghana has many South African investments in operation, however, she emphasized that investment between the two countries has historically been one-way, so she is pleased that Ghana is acting as a conduit for Chinese investment into South Africa.
Her Excellency invited Sunon Asogli to attend the 2023 South Africa Investment Conference, which would be held in Johannesburg in mid-April.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com