Water supply to Tema Oil Refinery, Ghana’s only refinery, has been cut over huge indebtedness to the country’s water company (GWCL).
TOR, according to energynewsafrica.com sources owes the water company an accumulated debt of about GHS6 million.
Energynewafrica.com understands the water company cut water supply to the refinery in April after the refinery finished processing the last stock of crude oil consignment.
According to internal sources, the only thing that has saved the situation since water supply was cut is a reservoir of water which is expected to finish in the next few days.
Water is a key component in petroleum refinery and its unavailability could pose a huge challenge to TOR’s operations.
Attempts to speak to officials of the Tema branch of Ghana Water Company Limited has proven unsuccessful.
Source: www.energynewsafrica.com
