The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) says it cannot be blamed for the power outages recorded in some parts of the country on Friday, July 7.
The Ghana Grid Company Ltd (GRIDCO) had informed Ghanaians that the power outages recorded in some parts of the country were due to a shortage of gas supply from the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant (GPP) and the West African Gas Pipeline (WAPCo).
The company also claimed that the technical challenge resulted in a 650MW supply gap.
However, WAPCo has refuted the claims by GRIDCo.
According to WAPCo, its facilities were fully operational and capable of delivering gas.
It said the challenge experienced on Friday was due to the unavailability of gas from the National Gas Company’s plant at Atuabo.
It added that the situation made it impossible for WAPCo to transport gas.
“WAPCo would like to clarify that we did not encounter any technical issues, and our facilities were and continue to be fully operational for gas delivery. WAPCo transports gas according to agreements with Gas shippers. These shippers purchase gas from gas suppliers, transport it through WAPCo pipelines, and sell it to gas off-takers, primarily power companies. When the agreed-upon volume of gas is made available, WAPCo dutifully transports it to the shipper’s customers. The challenge on the mentioned day was that the Ghana National Gas Company’s plant at Atuabo experienced a shutdown, resulting in the unavailability of gas for WAPCo’s transportation,” clarified WAPCo in their statement.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana