[ 2014-10-22 ]

Blackouts will reduce soon -- says GRIDCo boss
Chief Executive of the Ghana Grid Company, William
Amamu, has assured ongoing blackouts across the
country will lessen before the week ends.

This, according to the head of the country's power
transmitter, is the result of successful repair
works on some damaged power generating plants by
the Volta River Authority (VRA) and resumption of
gas supply from Nigeria.

The announcement is expected to bring relief to
several homes where erratic power supply has
caused great discomfort after the Electricity
Company of Ghana (ECG), the power distributor, was
forced to shed a record 500 MW of electricity
after abrupt cuts in supply of gas from Nigeria in
September.

This also caused GRIDCo to also shutdown gas
powered thermal plants -- Asogli plant, Mines
Reserve Plant, Finesse plant all in Tema and T3 in
Aboadze in the Western Region -- resulting in the
500 MW deficit.

But this deficit is set to reduce to only 150 MW
now that the plants are set come on stream,
according to William Amamu.

"The two TAPCO units (T2 and T3) are on now and
two gas turbines will now drive one steam turbine
and produce more power. So for now the two gas
turbines are back", he said.

"We are not out of the woods yet but at least
things are much better than before", he said.

Meanwhile, Energy Minister, Kofi Buah, says work
is on going to fix the country's energy challenges
permanently.

"These plants are going to come on stream but we
don't stop there", he said.

He said his ministry work towards implementing new
projects aimed at improving the country's power
generation and distribution.

Source - MyjoyOnline

... go Back