Officials of the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) are in talks with Dangote Refinery to buy gas to bridge an estimated 300million Standard Cubic Feet of Gas Per Day (mmscfd) deficit by the year 2020 which has dire consequences for power generation in Ghana. Officials of Dangote Refinery disclosed this to selected Ghanaian journalists … Read more
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has agreed to a possible tariff review in the future with the government of Ghana to enable reliable gas supply. The Minister of Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah recently criticized WAPCo for its unrelenting stands on charging Ghana high tariff before it supplies gas for power generation. Mr. Buah … Read more
The continuous disruption of gas supply to the Volta River Authority (VRA) could further hamper ability of the main power generator and supplier to pay its mounting debts, says Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister of Petroleum. Gas suppliers and transporters to Ghana have, therefore, been impressed upon to exercise patience as the country’s power supplier … Read more
The West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has said it is ready to resume transportation of some 30 million standard cubic feet per day of gas to the Volta River Authority, although it expects the latter to fully settle US$50 million out of its US$162 million debt as soon as possible. In June 2016, WAPCo … Read more
The West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has said it is ready to resume transportation of some 30million standard cubic feet per day of gas to the Volta River Authority, although it expects the latter to fully settle US$50million out of its US$162million debt as soon as possible. In June 2016, WAPCo and the gas … Read more
The Minister of Petroleum, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has lashed out at the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) for disconnecting gas supply to Ghana over the country’s debt to the company. According to him, the company’s decision is not economically viable since the Volta River Authority (VRA) will need the gas to operate before it … Read more
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has warned that it will take drastic action against the government of Ghana if it fails to pay debt owed the company by close of year 2016. According to the company, government’s outstanding balance of 162 million dollars of which 98 million dollars is owed to WAPCo, and … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has charged President John Mahama to end what it described as “crocodile tears” and reduce electricity tariff in the country immediately. The NPP believed this will help the government ensure better macroeconomic management and ease the economic hardship Ghanaians are going through. The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) announced a … Read more