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Ghana is facing massive power failure, affecting most parts of the country. This is due to the lack of gas to power the machines used to generate electricity in the country.
Ghana is facing massive power failure, affecting most parts of the country. This is due to the lack of gas to power the machines used to generate electricity in the country. Power utility Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the situation has caused a 550 MW peak hour supply shortfall at the Tema power station near the capital, Accra.
The major outage began recently evening as the West African country is currently going through its worst economic crisis in a generation. Power cuts are common in Ghana. But the present one is the worst national outage in two years. A June study said the country’s current energy supply was extremely unhealthy and teetering toward a power crisis. The energy situation, which could worsen in the years to come, has been compounded by the country’s financial difficulties, according to the study by the Center for Socio-Economic Studies (CSS).
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In July, independent power producers in the country threatened to suspend operations due to arrears owed to them by the state-owned Ghana Electricity Company. GRIDCo, the power operator, said electricity supplies to consumers in some parts of Ghana would be reduced due to limited gas supply from the Tema power station. The power company did not say what caused the gas supply problem, or how long it would take for normal supply to resume. Ghana’s main source of power is from hydroelectric sources.
