{"id":460061,"date":"2018-01-31T08:44:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T08:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/31\/fpso-shutdown-wont-affect-power-supply-govt-assures\/"},"modified":"2018-01-31T08:44:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T08:44:41","slug":"fpso-shutdown-wont-affect-power-supply-govt-assures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/31\/fpso-shutdown-wont-affect-power-supply-govt-assures\/","title":{"rendered":"FPSO shutdown won\u2019t affect Power supply \u2013 Gov\u2019t assures"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A deputy Energy Minister Mohammed Amin Adams has reiterated the assurance by government that the shutdown of the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah will not affect power supply in the country.<\/p>\n

The Vessel is being put off for two weeks for a routine maintenance.<\/p>\n

Previous shut downs have caused some discomfort in the power supply chain.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Francis Abban on the Morning Starr Wednesday, Mr. Adams said enough provisions have been made to ensure that Ghanaians get regular power supply as the vessel gets maintained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have made provisions to ensure there is no shortage in supply of power. Nigeria will be supplying us with power in the meantime\u2026if we need more supply, we\u2019ll contact Ivory Coast. We don\u2019t anticipate power outages as a result of the FPSO shutting down,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He however noted the shutdown will affect the Aboadze Thermal Plant and the Ameri Plants.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Aboadze and Ameri plants will suffer as a result of the shutdown but we\u2019ll get in touch with Ivory Coast for supply when need be. There is no cause for alarm. Gas produced from the Jubilee sales will not flow and we will be running short of gas supply for power generation\u201d.<\/p>\n

The FPSO Kwame Nkrumah is a floating production storage and offloading vessel. It operates in the Jubilee oil fields off the coast of Ghana. She is named after the first president of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah. It named after the first president of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The vessel has a width of 65 metres (213\u00a0ft) and is 330 metres (1,080\u00a0ft) in length. It is about the size of three standard football fields put together.<\/p>\n

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Source: Ghana\/Starrfmonline.com\/103.5FM<\/p>\n

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