ABUJA: Ghana’s President, John Mahama, has said that Nigeria paid Ghana the amount of $10 million as penalties for defaulting to deliver the quantity of gas spelt out under the West African Gas Pipeline project.
According to GhanaWeb reports, the president also said that the power plants that rely on gas from the West Africa Gas Pipeline have been shut down as a result of Nigeria’s failure to provide enough of gas in accordance with the contract.
Nigeria was expected to provide at least 120 million cubic feet of gas daily in accordance with the contract but it has consistently defaulted.
The failure of Nigeria to meet its contractual obligations to Ghana has led to a protracted power crisis in the country.
GhanaWeb recalled that officials of the Ghana Grid Company recently indicated they have been forced to shed between 400 and 600 megawatts of power due to the inconsistent and reduced supply of power from the local power generators who also blame their inability to generate more power on the insufficient supply of gas from Nigeria through the West African Gas pipeline.
