Ghana’s state-owned electricity company has announced a three-week power interruption.
This is due to a reduction in gas supply from Nigeria.
Ghana relies heavily on gas for electricity, with additional power sourced from hydro and thermal plants.
“The gas reduction, starting Wednesday, is attributed to maintenance work by a Nigerian gas supplier, affecting power generation across Ghana and necessitating load shedding,” the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) said late on Thursday.
“The reduction in gas supply is due to maintenance works being undertaken by a gas supplier in Nigeria and is projected to last three weeks,” it said.
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) reported a drop in gas volumes after one of its producers in Nigeria shut down for maintenance, impacting gas transport to Togo, Benin, and Ghana.
“The current situation is entirely out of WAPCo’s control. We expect normalcy to return after the maintenance activities.”
However, WAPCo expects normalcy to return post-maintenance.
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