The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, yesterday summoned a meeting with energy sector players for a briefing on the sector as government would require US$90 million in 12 days to avert electricity supply interruptions.
The meeting follows the planned shutdown of the West African Gas Pipeline for a one-month routine maintenance effective January 20. • Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah Present at the meeting were officials from Volta River Authority, the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company, the Electricity Company of Ghana, Ghana Gas Company, Sunon-Asogli, and the Ghana National Petroleum Commission.
The rest are the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, the Ministry of Energy, Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company, National Petroleum Authority and Cenpower.
After the meeting, a technical committee was set up with the task to develop a roadmap on what could be done to avert a possible power crisis.