Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, and Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have announced temporary power outage in some parts of the West African nation due to interruption in gas flow necessitated by a shutdown of WAPCo’s Tema Metering & Regulatory Station.
A joint statement issued by GRIDCo and ECG revealed that the situation had necessitated a shutdown of some power plants in the Tema power enclave.
“GRIDCo and ECG are optimistic that WAPCo will soon resolve the challenge and restore gas supply.
“Once gas supply resumes, power supply will be restored to all affected customers,” the joint statement said.
They apologised to all affected customers for the inconvenience caused.
It is not yet clear when the issue will be resolved.
WAPCo operates the West Africa Gas Pipeline that traverses four nations, namely Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana.
In November, the company announced that it was undertaking inspection and cleaning of its onshore pipeline which runs from Itoki, Ogun State in Nigeria, through Benin, Togo and Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana.
The exercise is being undertaken in two phases.
The first phase which began on Monday, 25th November, involves the cleaning and inspection of the onshore section of the pipeline which is located within Nigeria.
However, a statement issued on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, noted that while the exercise was progressing steadily, they encountered larger volume of liquids and debris at the Lagos Beach Compressor Station which was more than expected.
The statement said “this triggered some operational upsets at our Tema Regulatory & Metering Station, requiring a temporary shutdown for safety reasons and investigation.”
WAPCo expressed its gratitude to its key stakeholders for their patience during this process and apologised for any inconvenience caused.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
