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Power Outage Hits Ghana As Nigeria Reduces Gas Supply
Eko Hot Blog reports that the state-owned Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that the country will experience a three-week interruption in power supply.
This extended outage is set to affect numerous regions across Ghana, as the company works to address underlying issues and manage reduced gas supplies from Nigeria.
The West African country has been experiencing power shortages, known as “dumsor,” which means “on and off” in the Akan language, for several years.
The gas reduction, which began on Wednesday, is attributed to maintenance works being conducted in Nigeria.
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)
“The maintenance has caused a reduction in power generation capacity across Ghana, prompting the need for load shedding to manage electricity distribution efficiently.
“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,” the ECG said on Thursday evening.
On Wednesday, the West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) said it was experiencing a drop in gas volumes available for transportation after one of its producers in Nigeria shut down its facility for maintenance.
This caused a significant reduction in gas supply to the WAPCo, which transports gas to customers in Togo, Benin, and Ghana.
“The current situation is entirely out of WAPCo’s control.
“We expect normalcy to return after the maintenance activities,” the regional power utility stated.
The ECG assured that it is working with other stakeholders in the power sector to optimize available resources and minimize the impact on consumers.
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