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Currently, the $ 60 million Komenda-Komina-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Komenda plant in the central region is withering because it is overgrown with weeds resulting from three years of rest. The harsh weather and salty breeze of the Atlantic Ocean, located about three kilometers from the factory, caused rapid corrosion of the metal parts of the machines in the factory.
During a visit to the Daily Graphic at the plant last Thursday, it was found that weeds had virtually invaded the premises, making it a safe haven for rodents and reptiles.
The rusty metal parts of the machines indicated that an additional delay in the commissioning of the plant could result in additional costs in terms of repair and replacement of these parts. In the sugar cane depot, for example, the sugarcane table that dropped the cane into the treadmill during treatment was rusty.
The cutter, which receives the sugar cane from the treadmill for treatment, and the spraying chamber was not spared, as they were also dusty and remained at rest.
When the Daily Graphic arrived on the site around noon, there was very little human activity. Some of the basic technical staff, including agronomists, engineers and mechanics, had met for a meeting. Security guards were present, however, to protect the property.
Resident's concerns
The state of the plant is a major concern for residents of the municipality, who called on the government to accelerate the steps to designate a strategic investor to reorganize the plant dormant.
According to them, the dormant state of the factory deprived many of them of their means of subsistence, which had affected the commercial activities of the region.
They also said that the plant's continued negligence had defeated the district-based, factory-based (1D1F) government industrialization policy. One resident, Abusuapanyin Ebow Jones, described the plant's condition as a source of visual pollution and called for immediate action to reorganize it.
"The people of KEEA were very happy when the plant was inaugurated by the previous government in 2016 because it created many job opportunities and gave life to the catchment area.
"The businesses of our youth and our women began to skyrocket and we all breathed a sigh of relief. Today, we are saddened by the fact that the factory has remained inactive and that mowers have been replaced by human beings. We want
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