Parts of Ghana and other West African countries are currently facing blackouts due to an ongoing disruption in gas supply from Nigeria, Glide News reports.
Investigations by our correspondent reveal that cities in Ghana, the Republic of Benin, and Togo are experiencing power outages following this development. The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) in Accra, Ghana, announced on Wednesday that it is facing a reduction in gas volumes available for transportation.
According to WAPCo, a gas producer in Nigeria has shut down its facility for three weeks to carry out maintenance work, resulting in a decrease in the gas available for WAPCo to transport to its customers in Togo, Benin, and Ghana.
"The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited regrets to announce that it is experiencing a drop in gas volumes available for transportation due to ongoing maintenance works by one of its gas producers in Nigeria," the statement read. "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."
Despite the reduction, WAPCo continues to transport gas from the Western Region of Ghana to Tema, also in Ghana, and expects normalcy to return after the maintenance activities are completed.
Due to this situation, Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have informed consumers that some areas in the country have experienced power interruptions.
In a joint statement, GRIDCo and ECG announced, "We wish to inform the public that due to a reduction in gas supply from Nigeria since Wednesday, 12th June 2024, some areas across the country have experienced interruption in power supply." They further explained that the maintenance work in Nigeria has caused a reduction in overall power generation capacity in Ghana, potentially resulting in load management during the maintenance period.
Apologizing to their customers, GRIDCo and ECG assured the public that they are collaborating with other stakeholders in the power value chain to optimize available resources and minimize the impact of the gas supply reduction on consumers. "GRIDCo and ECG sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused," the statement concluded.
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited owns and operates the West African Gas Pipeline, a regional infrastructure that links natural gas resources to customers within the West Africa sub-region, particularly in Ghana. The WAGP is a bi-directional pipeline system with gas supply from both the east (Nigeria) and the west (Ghana) of the pipeline system.
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