The Ghana National Gas Limited Company (GNGC) has informed the general public that the unplanned reduction in natural gas supply to the power generation companies on Friday, 7th July 2023 has been resolved.
A statement issued by Head of Corporate Communications Ernest Kofi Owusu Bepah said that “The unfortunate situation was caused by an upset of our on-site power generation system, causing a temporary shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant on Friday, 7th July, 2023 from 10:00AM to 5:30PM. This resulted in about 30% reduction in the gas we deliver to our downstream power and non-power customers.”
The statement added that the engineers and third-party contractors worked assiduously around the clock to restore normal operations in 5 hours.
During the 5-hour outage Ghana Gas made alternative arrangements for emergency mobile power generation units to enable natural gas to be transported to various power generation companies to mitigate the unexpected situation, it said.
“We would like to reassure the general public that the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant was restarted at 5: 30 PM on Friday, 7th July, 2023 and has since been in full, and uninterrupted operation.
“Ghana National Gas Limited Company’s policy of continuous improvement of our processes, enables us to strengthen our business as the strategic partner of the various power generation companies, serving the people of Ghana.
“We deeply regret any inconvenience suffered by our cherished consumers,” the statement stressed.
