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[ 2015-05-25 ]
Nigeria strike: Asogli Thermal Plant shuts down The Asogli Thermal Plant at Kpone near Tema has
shut down completely following a cut in gas supply
from Nigeria.
Sources have hinted Starr News the development has
led to the loss of 90 megawatts of electricity.
Meanwhile, TICO has moved from 170MW to 210MW.
Last Friday, staff of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation laid down their tools over
some policy decisions.
Nigeria was supposed to send 123 million cubic
feet of gas to Ghana but it is only able to supply
around 49 cubic feet of gas.
The workers are against the transfer of the
operatorship of OML 42 from Shell to Neconde
Energy Ltd.
The strike, coupled with other factors, have
resulted in fuel shortage in Africa’s largest
economy with its rippling effect hitting Ghana.
Currently, Ghana’s Atuabo Gas plant is supplying
an average of 70 million standard cubic feet of
gas per day which is being used to power the
plants in the Aboadze Enclave. Source - Starrfmonline
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