Reports reaching energynewsafrica.com has it that some suspected arsonists have torched some gas pipelines within the Tema enclave.
According to the Head of Communications at the Ministry of Energy, Nana Kofi Damoah, some security men who were doing some regular checks along the pipelines discovered that some persons had packed car tyres over some of the pipelines and set them ablaze.
“This is a very sad development for all of us. It gets more confusing and it gets sadder that as we are facing challenges and working hard to get the people of Ghana out of the challenges that we are facing, there are some very determined persons who also wish that we will stay in the condition for a longer period. Investigations into this development have began,” he added.
Mr. Damoah was however quick to add that the gas pipelines could be repaired, adding that the development will not affect power supply “in anyway”.
He additionally said the Energy Ministry is working hard to ensure that persons seeking to destroy properties belonging to the Energy Ministry are dealt with.
The incident comes barely a month when some suspected persons hack down GRIDCo’s transmission tower in Tema.
