The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have jointly informed the public that due to a temporary shutdown of the West Afica Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo) Tema Regulatory & Metering Station, certain thermal power plants in Tema have had to be shut down.

According to a joint statement made on Thursday, December 12, the closure has resulted in a power supply shortage, necessitating limited load management in some sections of the country.

When some larger-than-expected liquids and debris were received at its Lagos Beach Compressor Station, WAPCo said in a statement that operational disruptions forced the temporary closure of its Tema Regulatory & Metering Station.

GRIDCo and ECG are optimistic that WAPCo will quickly resolve the issue and restore gas delivery.

"When gas supply restarts, power will be restored to all impacted consumers. "GRIDCo and ECG apologise to all affected customers for the inconvenience," the joint statement read.