General News of Tuesday, 2 April 2019Source: Graphic.com.ghPower outages due to shutdown of Atuabo gas plant — Ministerplay videoDeputy Minister of Energy in charge of Power, Mr William Owuraku AidooThe Ministry of Energy says the power outage being experienced in some parts of the country is due to the total shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant in the Western Region. It explained that the power outage was not the result of the lack of funds to purchase fuel for power plants. At a press briefing in Accra yesterday, the Deputy Minister of Energy in charge of Power, Mr William Owuraku Aidoo, said the total shutdown of the Atuabo Plant was to make way for Ghana Gas to interconnect its systems with the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCO). Chief executives of power sector agencies, including the Volta River Authority (VRA), the Ghana Gas Company Limited (Ghana Gas) and the Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), were present at the press briefing. Mr Aidoo refuted the allegation that the lack of funds to purchase fuel for the power plants was the cause of the power outages.

Source: GhanaWeb April 02, 2019 08:26 UTC