Blackout Hits Ghana, Benin, Togo Over Gas Supply Disruption From Nigeria

SOME parts of Gha­na and Republic of Benin and Togo countries are currently experiencing power out­ages due to a lingering disruption in gas supply from Nigeria.

Major cities in Ghana, the Republic of Benin and Togo have been plunged into darkness.

The development comes as the West Afri­can Gas Pipeline Compa­ny Limited in Accra, Gha­na, recently announced it was experiencing a drop in gas volumes available for transportation.

Recall that WAPCO said one of its gas pro­ducers in Nigeria was carrying out some main­tenance works. As a re­sult, the gas producer was said to have shut its facility for a three-week maintenance work.

Consequently, there is a decrease in gas avail­able for WAPCO to trans­port to customers in Togo, Benin and Ghana.

“The West African Gas Pipeline Company Lim­ited regrets to announce that it is experiencing a drop in gas volumes available for transpor­tation due to ongoing maintenance works by one of its gas producers in Nigeria.

“One of the produc­ers of the natural gas WAPCO which trans­ports from Nigeria has shut down its facility for three-week main­tenance, resulting in a decrease of gas available for WAPCO to transport to customers in Togo, Be­nin and Ghana. The cur­rent situation is entirely out of WAPCO’s control.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Grid Company Limit­ed and the Electricity Company of Ghana have informed electricity con­sumers in the country that some areas were already plunged into darkness.

In a jointly signed statement, Ghana Grid Company Limited and the Electricity Company of Ghana said they “wish to inform the public that due to a reduction in gas supply from Nigeria since Wednesday 12th June 2024 some areas across the country have experienced interrup­tion in power supply.”

The firm attributed the outage to a shortage in gas supply as a result of a projected three weeks of maintenance works being undertaken by a gas supplier in Nigeria

“The West Africa Gas Pipeline Company, in a statement, has explained that the reduction in gas supply was due to maintenance works be­ing undertaken by a gas supplier in Nigeria and is projected to last three weeks”, the statement added.