{"id":679920,"date":"2019-08-13T13:33:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T13:33:42","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div>\n            <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Karpower-ship-696x391.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Karpower ship\"\/><\/div>\n       "},"modified":"2019-08-13T13:33:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T13:33:42","slug":"karpower-shut-down-wont-affect-power-supply-gridco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/13\/karpower-shut-down-wont-affect-power-supply-gridco\/","title":{"rendered":"Karpower shut down wont affect power supply &#8211; GRIDCo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Karpower-ship-696x391.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Karpower ship\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) is assuring stable electricity supply as Independent Power producer, Karpower shuts down its 470 powership for 17 days. <\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: 51% PDS shares were given out without evaluation \u2013 PIAC Chair <\/strong><\/p>\n<div itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adom TV - Top Stories\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/O2jopylx-eiq1fPaq.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" style=\"position:absolute;\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> The shut down of the Karpower is to prepare for the relocation of the  floating power vessel from its base in Tema on Thursday and berth in Sekondi in the Western region.    <\/p>\n<p>This comes as many Ghanaians fear the shut down may cause erratic power supply popularly known as dumsor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Photos: 2 caught illegally mining inside pit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But in a statement copied to Adomonline.com,   GRIDCo said it has enough capacity to meet the power demand of the country. <\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: There is plot to denationalise Voltarians \u2013 Afriyie Ankrah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is the full statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GRIDCo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1692769\"  \/><\/figure>\n<style><![CDATA[#vuukle-comments{position:relative!important;}]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) is assuring stable electricity supply as Independent Power producer, Karpower shuts down its 470 powership for 17 days. 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