Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), the institution responsible for managing the National Interconnected Transmission System, has announced a shortage in thermal power generation.

This deficit is primarily attributed to the restricted availability of gas supply originating from both the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant (GPP) and the West African Gas Pipeline (WAPCo).

In a statement issued on Friday, July 7, GRIDCo said “This has created a supply gap of 650 Megawatts of power at peak time which will affect consumers in some parts of the country.”

GRIDCo has however assured that “Every effort is being made to restore gas supply from Atuabo.”

“As the situation improves, power will be restored to affected customers” the statement added.

In a recent statement released on Friday, July 7, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the power distributor, extended its apologies to customers who are currently facing power outages due to the prevailing circumstances.

It further explained that as a result of the gas situation at Atuabo and WAPCo, all Asogli phase-One units, Cenpower, and Aksa Power Plants have shutdown, leading to a generation shortfall.

It says the Ghana National Gas Company has assured that it will resolve the issue as soon as possible.

“Meanwhile, ECG expects power supply to be fully restored by 9:00pm today, Friday, 7th July, 2023” the statement added.