The Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have indicated that the disruption in electric power delivery in some regions of Ghana is the result of a drop in gas supplies from Nigeria.
In a joint press release published Thursday evening [June 13, 2024], it was informed that there has been a reduction in gas supplies from Nigeria since Wednesday, June 12, 2024, and that certain locations in Ghana have experienced power outages.
It stated the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) indicated that the restriction in gas supplies was due to maintenance work being done by a gas supplier in Nigeria, which is expected to last three weeks.
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According to GRIDCo and ECG, the repair has reduced Ghana’s overall power generating capacity, “which could result in load management over the period of the work.”
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) stated on Wednesday [June 12, 2024] that it was “experiencing a drop in gas volumes available for transportation due to ongoing maintenance works by one of its gas producers in Nigeria.”
“One of the producers of the natural gas WAPCo transports from Nigeria has shut down its facility for a three-week maintenance, resulting in a decrease of gas available for WAPCo to transport to customers in Togo, Benin and Ghana. The current situation is entirely out of WAPCo’s control.”
“WAPCo’s continues to transport gas from the Westen Region of Ghana to Tema, also in Ghana, and we expect normalcy to return after the maintenance activities,” the statement said.
READ FULL STATEMENT BELOW:
POWER SUPPLY ISSUES: GAS CHALLENGE FROM NIGERIA
Accra, Thursday, 13th June, 2024
The Ghana Grid Company LTD. (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana, (ECG) wish to inform the public that due to a reduction in gas supply from Nigeria since yesterday, Wednesday 12th June, 2024 some areas across the country have experienced interruption in power supply.
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo), in a statement, has explained that the reduction in gas supply was due to maintenance works being undertaken by a gas supplier in Nigeria and is projected to last three (3) weeks.
The maintenance has caused a reduction in overall power generation capacity in Ghana which could result in load management over the period of the work.
GRIDCo and ECG however, wish to assure the public that we are collaborating with other stakeholders in the power value chain to optimise available resources to ensure minimal impact of the reduction in gas supply on consumers.
GRIDCo and ECG sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.
