While the Ghana Gas Company Limited temporarily closes its Atuabo Gas Processing Plant for maintenance, there will likely be power outages in some areas of the country for 14 days.
When the exercise, which began on Saturday, is finished, the country’s energy processing facility and transmission infrastructure will be more reliable, according to the Ministry of Energy.
The ministry’s Communications and Public Affairs Unit released a statement on March 30th indicating that the Electricity Corporation of Ghana would likely release a schedule for the power supply interruptions.
“In order to manage the impact of the shutdown, the government is procuring additional gas from Nigeria, Heavy Fuel Oil and Light Crude Oil, to complement available domestic gas for power generation,” it said.
According to the statement, the ministry was actively collaborating with all stakeholders to reduce the negative effects of the exercise in accordance with the “Dum siesie” programme, which aims to provide a dependable power supply through maintenance.
The $1 billion onshore gas processing plant, which is located in Atuabo near Takoradi in the Western Region, was launched in September 2015 after four years of preparation and construction work.
It processes more than 180,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for domestic use or almost 70% of the 240,000 tonnes needed nationally.
It is occasionally shut down for maintenance in order to increase efficiency.
