Ghana was mysteriously plunged into a widespread power outage for several hours on Saturday, March 14, 2020, as angry citizens wondered the cause.
Electricity supply was inexplicably cut off from several parts of the country including Greater Accra, Central, Northern, Eastern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta and Oti Regions.
The cause of the outage is not immediately clear as reports claim the fault had originated from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo).
The situation appears to have started earlier this week as parts of the Volta and Oti Regions experienced unannounced blackouts.
The blackout struck shortly after the Energy Minister Peter Amewu had assured the country that the recent intermittent power outages in the country have come to an end.
According to him, this is because the West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited’s (WAPCo) which reportedly experienced a blockade on its 20 feet offshore pipeline from Badagry in Nigeria to Takoradi in Ghana.
The cleaning and inspection exercise triggered pockets of power outages following the shutdown of WAPCo’s pipeline.
Speaking to the media, John Peter Amewu said: “We admit there were interruptions but we managed it. I am happy to announce that the cleaning exercise is completed and we have resumed gas flow. I can assure you that a lot of measures have been put in place for a stable supply of power. We have sufficient generation power and we have sufficient finances to back it. Dumsor is a thing of the past.”