Gas shortage causes power outages across Ghana - GRIDco
Accra, Ghana - October 28, 2024 - The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has identified a gas shortage as the primary cause of the ongoing power outages across the country.
"Commercial issues" with gas suppliers have hindered power generation, reducing GRIDCo's ability to transmit electricity to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), according to GRIDCo's Corporate Communications Manager, Dzifa Bampoh.
The outages have sparked fears of a return to "dumsor," Ghana's notorious power rationing era. However, Bampoh clarified that the situation is unrelated to the recent shutdown of Sunon Asogli Power Limited.
“Currently GRIDCo as far we are aware as a transmission entity, we are aware of some commercial challenges with supply in reference to gas. When we say commercial challenges, it means there are agreements, payment, and negotiations that need to be made with the gas suppliers,” she said.
“So for us, we are unable to provide the full quantum of power supply that ECG would need to plan in the country just because there have been commercial issues related to the gas.''
"It doesn’t even have to do with the recent outages. The current outages we are experiencing including myself are really because we don’t have the full quantum of indigenous gas supply in Ghana to meet our demands,'' she added.
