Erratic Gas Supply from Nigeria causes Ghana Electricity Outages

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has been compelled to begin load shedding exercise in various parts of the country due to erratic supply of Gas from Nigeria’s West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP).

The WAGP is an initiative of several ECOWAS member countries including Ghana, Benin an Togo, inaugurated during the Obasanjo administration, the pipeline is to supply gas from the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline to feed gas-fired power plants in the West African countries.

Nigeria is contractually obligated to supply Ghana 100 million standard cubic feet per day (mscf/d), however the volumes have dropped to 40 mscf/d.

This has caused electricity regulators in Ghana to embark on load shedding exercise, dropping the power supply by 100 MegaWatts during peak periods of 6pm to 10pm.

According to a statement released by the Volta River Authority (VRA), “VRA has …requested the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to undertake a load management exercise in various parts of the country, until the situation returns to normalcy”.

The statement continued, “We assure our valued customers and the general public that VRA is committed to ensuring the supply of adequate power to all its customers, and regret any inconvenience caused.”

2 Comments

1. 

   Anonymous

   February 7, 2012 at 9:58 am

   Look at Common Ghana giving its citizens light from our Gas .

   Yet we dont have LIGHT.

   Nigeria is a cursed, Nigerians are in the Wicked Coven of Witchcrafcy .
   Nigerian Past Leaders are bunch of Failures.
   Nigerians part Leaders are Responsible for the Rot of Today .

   They All needs to be in Jail .
2. 

   Anonymous

   February 7, 2012 at 9:58 am

   Look at Common Ghana giving its citizens light from our Gas .

   Yet we dont have LIGHT.

   Nigeria is a cursed, Nigerians are in the Wicked Coven of Witchcrafcy .
   Nigerian Past Leaders are bunch of Failures.
   Nigerians part Leaders are Responsible for the Rot of Today .

   They All needs to be in Jail .