{"id":137879,"date":"2024-01-11T13:56:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T13:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/11\/theres-no-fuel-to-keep-power-plants-running-effectively-ies-on-recent-dumsor\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T13:56:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T13:56:10","slug":"theres-no-fuel-to-keep-power-plants-running-effectively-ies-on-recent-dumsor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/11\/theres-no-fuel-to-keep-power-plants-running-effectively-ies-on-recent-dumsor\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s no fuel to keep power plants running effectively \u2013 IES on recent dumsor \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>There is no fuel \u2013 natural gas \u2013 required to run the plants for electricity to get them running, hence, the power cuts faced by Ghanaians in recent times, the Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to him, all the power plants in the western corridor are working but to move the natural gas from the western corridor to the eastern corridor has been a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the transporter of the natural gas \u2013 West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) \u2013 is reluctant to work because the government has failed to pay them their due.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Citi FM\u2019s Eyewitness News, the Executive Director of IES said, \u201cThe generation bits are having that challenge. It\u2019s not like the plants are not ready to work; they are ready to work, but no fuel. This time we are talking about natural gas, which is to be fed into the plants to get them running and put the power on the bridge for us to get in our various homes and businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the power plants in the western corridor are working but to move that natural gas from the western corridor to the eastern corridor has been a challenge because the West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), being the transporter or transmitter of the natural gas, has chosen not to move the gas. WAPCo has shut down its gas,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Amoasi VII noted that the recent power outages may persist if the challenges are not addressed as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Some areas in Accra on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, experienced intermittent power supply, while other areas have also been experiencing a similar fate for months.<\/p>\n<p>This has courted several conversations on social media as many say dumsor is back.<\/p>\n<p>SA\/NOQ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no fuel \u2013 natural gas \u2013 required to run the plants for electricity to get them running, hence, the power cuts faced by Ghanaians in recent times, the Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has said. 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