Deputy Minister of Energy, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, confirmed that all power plants in Ghana are currently operating at full capacity to ensure a stable supply of electricity.
He said the system control center that monitors and manages the power grid had not reported any power outages for several days in a row.
Mr Mercer explained: joy newsNews file that the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) had to reduce the amount of gas being transported, which led to a gas shortage.
He said the government needed to reduce the amount of gas exported to curb gas shortages.
“Possibly grid-related issues may be responsible for the power outages that people experienced in their homes during that period,” he said on Saturday, January 13, 2024.
βWhen it comes to the issue of generation itself, the information I have is that apart from the nine issues,th And a few hours after 10 o’clockth Up to 700 megawatts of power were delivered there. So we had to cut exports to reduce that 700 to about 510. There has been no shortage of power generation in the domestic market since 9.th out of 12th Until the day. “
The Deputy Minister of Energy said he met with the CEO of WAPCO to discuss the need to give WAPCO time to work with the Ministry of Finance to obtain the necessary approvals to pay the Ghana Power Companyβs deficit. (ECG) is mandatory.
He said WAPco did not give ECG time to pay the shortfall and as a result, power was cut off but was later restored.
βWe want to assure our listeners that this unforeseen situation regarding payment for WAPcoβs services will not happen again.β
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