The country’s power supply will be temporarily disrupted on Sunday, 13 July, as gas suppliers ENI shut off their valves for rehabilitation, according to Minister of Energy and Green Transition John Abdullai Jinapor.
The business is taking this action as part of its plans to boost gas output to 270 mm scarf.
Despite the short-term discomfort, the Minister claims that the energy sector benefits from the increase in gas production.
“ENI will temporarily shut down their valves this Sunday in order to boost gas output to roughly 270 MM Scarf. It indicates that the energy sector is becoming more stable,” he stated.
“We are likely to experience some interruption of power because the plant will be turned off for a short period of time during the day for maintenance work,” he continued. There is a valid reason behind it.
At a groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the 161kV Anwomaso to Kumasi Transmission line, Mr Jinapor was giving a speech.
The project, which was co-founded by the French government and the European Union, would address system inefficiencies and low voltage in the mining regions of Kumasi and Dukwaw.
The Minister claims that the government has decided not to operate the plant using liquid fuels after consulting with technical experts.
“I have instructed that we not try to run those plants on liquid fuel for that brief period of time based on the advice of engineers,” he said.
“It requires a lot of work to change the nozzles, so if we are going to be away for roughly six hours, you don’t risk it switching to liquid fuel only to return to petrol,” Mr Jinapor continued.
The Minister also promised to make every effort to lessen the negative effects of the shutdown.
As Tullow Oil plans to invest more in the upstream sector, the Minister has announced the ENI’s new commercial oil discovery.
