Ghana braces for three weeks of power outages

Ghana power grid operator has warned of power cuts that will last for another three weeks following a shortage in gas supply for power generation from Nigeria.

The operator, the Electricity Company of Ghana, said the supply interruption was due to maintenance works at the unnamed Nigerian gas supplier.

Parts of the country on Friday experienced power cuts amid growing public anger.

Ghana suffers from chronic power shortages and struggles to expand capacity to meet growing demand.

Protest held

Last Saturday, hundreds of Ghanaians took to the streets of the capital, Accra, in a peaceful protest against power supply outages affecting businesses and daily life across the West African nation.

Dressed in red and black, with leaders in red berets, demonstrators marched through the capital, calling on the government to stabilise the power supply.

Electricity has become a major campaign issue in Ghana, a country rich in gold and oil, ahead of elections in December.

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