The John Mahama government according to GRIDCo reports require $89.90m to procure liquid fuel to avert looming dumsor.
According to the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) report funds are required to procure liquid fuel to operate thermal plants in Tema to meet the growing electricity demand in the country.
The GRIDCo report detailed, “There is a deficit in generation capacity during the period of the WAPCO pigging exercise. Therefore, it is necessary to procure liquid fuel to operate thermal plants in Tema to meet demand. To prevent the looming ‘dumsor’, GRIDCo highlighted that the government will need “a total of US$ 89.90 million to purchase liquid fuel for running thermal plants and meet demand during the maintenance period.”
It has been revealed that the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPco), which supplies natural gas to Ghana, plans to undergo major maintenance work, known as pigging and will be unable to supply gas to Ghana for nearly one month.
Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) in a statement issued revealed maintenance of the gas pipelines from Nigeria to Ghana by WAGP was initially set to take place in October 2024 but the Akufo-Addo government postponed the maintenance to January 2025.
Meanwhile, the John Mahama government has set up a 12-member committee to avert looming power crisis in the country.
The committee is expected to develop a road map to address both financial and technical issues.
Member of parliament John Jinapor is Chairman of the Committee set up by the government.
