Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited, an independent power producer, declared an indefinite closure of its power plant on Monday evening.

This decision was attributed to the outstanding debt owed to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

“This difficult decision became necessary due to avoidable delays in payment from the GOG/Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for power supplied, as well as, the unproductive engagements to find an amicable solution,” portions of the statement said.

The company said this was its last resort as “the accumulating bills have significantly impacted our operational capacities, making it unsustainable to continue without addressing these financial challenges."

Vice President for IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, who shared the statement by the company, noted that Ghana would lose 560 megawatts of its dependable power, thereby leading to intermittent power outages.

He wrote in a post on X on December 4, saying, "Ghana's 1st private power producer (IPP), Sunon Asogli, has broken ranks with the IPP industry to throw the 1st salvo in the IPPs' standoff with the govt over unpaid debts. This removes ~560MW of dependable power. Some IPPs, esp Karpower, have blocked joint action so far. Dumsor?"