3 Weeks dumsor looms

-Due to reduced gas supply from Nigeria

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have announced a three-week load management programme due to a reduction in gas supply from Nigeria.

This situation is causing interruptions in power supply across various parts of the country.

In a joint press release, GRIDCo and ECG explained that the reduction in gas supply stems from maintenance work being undertaken by a gas supplier in Nigeria.

The West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo), responsible for the gas supply, has informed the Ghanaian energy entities that the maintenance is expected to last for three weeks.

The statement from GRIDCo noted that the maintenance work has led to a significant decrease in the overall power generation capacity in Ghana.

Consequently, GRIDCo and ECG said this would necessitate load management with attendant power supply interruptions across Ghana during this period.

The power companies assured the public that they are collaborating with other stakeholders within the power value chain to optimize available resources.

This collaboration aims to minimize the impact of the gas supply reduction on consumers.

GRIDCo and ECG apologized for any inconvenience caused.