{"id":255140,"date":"2024-11-23T12:22:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T12:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/23\/power-crisis-amandi-is-off-due-to-maintenance-not-debt-ecg-boss\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T12:22:19","slug":"power-crisis-amandi-is-off-due-to-maintenance-not-debt-ecg-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/23\/power-crisis-amandi-is-off-due-to-maintenance-not-debt-ecg-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Power crisis: Amandi is off due to maintenance, not debt \u2013 ECG Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least two Independent Power Producers (IPPs), which contribute to the electricity supply in the country, have shut down due to the government\u2019s inability to pay them for the power they have produced and supplied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In early October, the Sunon Asogli power plant ceased operations, and recently, Amandi has also shut down production. This situation has contributed to a reduced power supply to the nation, causing frequent power outages, commonly known as <em>dumsor<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the acting Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ing. David Asamoah, says the shutting down of the Amandi power plant is not due to debts owed by the ECG but is because the company is undertaking internal maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said, \u201cAmandi has gone off not because of the fact that we owe them, but because they are undertaking their annual maintenance, which is usually done in November,\u201d he said on <strong>Joy News\u2019 Newsfile<\/strong> with Samson Lardy on Saturday, November 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ing. Asamoah explained that his team tried to negotiate with the management of the power producer to postpone the maintenance, but this could not be done due to insurance issues covering the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe met with them [Amandi] and tried to negotiate, but their explanation is that if they delay the maintenance, they will lose their insurance cover for their materials,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, three other power producers\u2014Karpowership Energy, AKSA Energy, and Cenit Energy Limited\u2014have reduced their power supply, raising fears that they may also shut down soon, which would further worsen the <em>dumsor<\/em> situation the nation is grappling with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the acting ECG MD explained that the power supply from these companies has not reduced significantly as reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He explained that, in the case of Karpowership Energy, there was a maintenance issue, which led to a decrease in power generation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey have a problem with their pressure control valve, but the good news is that they have flown in an expert to fix it, and it is my hope that by the weekend, if they are able to fix it, Karpowership should be back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karpowership\u2019s contract with ECG is to supply 450 megawatts, but currently, they are supplying only 54 megawatts. According to Ing. Asamoah, \u201cIt is because of the valve that needs to be fixed,\u201d and not because of any debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He assured the public that these three power producers will not shut down as expected.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least two Independent Power Producers (IPPs), which contribute to the electricity supply in the country, have shut down due to the government\u2019s inability to pay them for the power they have produced and supplied. 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