The Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCO) issued a statement saying that a lack of gas supply from the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant (GPP) and the West African Gas Pipeline (WAPCo) was the reason for the power outages in various parts of the country on Friday, July 7.
According to the statement , some locations experienced electricity shortages because of a 650 MW supply shortage during peak times, but GRIDco has promised that measures are being taken to restore gas supplies from Atuabo.
On Friday, July 7, GRIDCo released a statement saying, “This has created a supply gap of 650 Megawatts of power at peak time, which will affect consumers in some parts of the country.”
It went on to say that the generating gap was caused by the shutdown of all Asogli phase-One units, Cenpower, and Aksa Power Plants due to the gas situation at Atuabo and WAPCo.
“As the situation improves, power will be restored to affected customers… The Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCo), the “Operator” of the National Interconnected Transmission System, informs the general public that there is a deficit in thermal power generation due to limited gas supply from the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant (GPP) and the West African Gas Pipeline (WAPCo). This has created a supply gap of 650 MW at peak times, affecting consumers in some parts of the country. The inconvenience caused is regretted.” the letter read.
