The Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have spoken up about the current intermittent energy/power supply.
Commonly known as ‘dumsor,’ they say the challenge is due to the Gas Processing Plant (GPP) in Atuabo.
In a joint statement, GRIDCo and ECG apologized for the inconvenience caused. They say GNGC engineers are working to resolve the issue and restore the full gas supply.
Recently, parts of the country have experienced power outages due to limited gas supply for power generation.
The Minority in Parliament, however, is concerned about the return of “dumsor,” or load shedding, and has attributed it to questionable contracts that the government entered into with the Ghana Gas Company.
The group claims that the Ghana Gas Company is under pressure from the Presidency to sign a $800 million contract with the Phoenix Park Gas Processors Consortium without parliamentary permission under dubious circumstances.
They say a power deficit of over 500 megawatts was recorded on Tuesday, September 24, negatively impacting customers.
In an interview with journalists, ranking Member of the Energy Committee of Parliament John Jinapor said, “Because of such dubious contracts, load shedding is ongoing as we speak. On September 24, there was a deficit of more than 500 megawatts. On September 25, they will shed a load, and customers in Ghana will be affected.
“Tullow Ghana has not been paid even $1 for the past nine months for gas supplied to Ghana Gas, and Tullow is threatening to curtail supply of gas.
“The IPPs have just dispatched a letter to the Minister of Finance intending to halt the supply of power for debt and liabilities hovering around $1.2 billion. Sadly, the energy sector is collapsing.”
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