The Ghana National Gas Limited Company (GNGC) says its Atuabo Gas Processing Plant has resumed full operation after fixing a technical challenge which made it difficult to push the gas to WAPCo for onward transportation to power generators in Tema.
Part of the West African nation, particularly areas in Tema, experienced power outages and it was unclear what the cause was.
Last Friday, July 7, 2023, Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, in a statement, attributed the power outage to a shortfall in gas supply from the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant and WAPCo.
However, WAPCo, in a statement on Saturday, refuted the claims by GRIDCo and ECG, suggesting that they did not have any technical issues as claimed by GRIDCo and ECG.
Interestingly, Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC), in a statement issued by Head of Corporate Communications, Ernest Kofi Owusu Bempah admitted that there was a technical challenge at their end.
“The unfortunate situation was caused by an upset of our on-site power generation system, causing a temporary shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant on Friday, 7th July 2023 from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm.
“This resulted in about 30% reduction in the gas we deliver to our downstream power and non-power customers,” he explained.
He added that the engineers and third-party contractors worked assiduously around the clock to restore normal operations in five hours.
During the five-hour outage, Ghana Gas made alternative arrangements for emergency mobile power generation units to enable natural gas to be transported to various power generation companies to mitigate the unexpected situation, it said.
“We would like to reassure the general public that the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant was restarted at 5:30 pm on Friday, 7th July 2023 and has since been in full and uninterrupted operation.
“Ghana National Gas Limited Company’s policy of continuous improvement of our processes, enables us to strengthen our business as the strategic partner of the various power generation companies, serving the people of Ghana.
“We deeply regret any inconvenience suffered by our cherished consumers,” he concluded.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com