The Ghana Gas Company says it has repaired the fault in one of its plants that led to power outages few days ago due to gas supply shortages.
On Wednesday April 15, 2026, the company confirmed the complete failure of the Burner Management System (BMS) controller for the Heat Medium System (HMS).
Preliminary assessments indicate the affected system is severely damaged and will require a full replacement.
Gas supply to thermal plants was disrupted and led to intermittent electricity supply challenges in parts of the country.
A team of engineers subsequently deployed means to make the plant operate via a manual system while awaiting the replacement of the faulty gadget.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with TV3 on Friday, April 17, 2026, Head of Corporate Affairs for Ghana National Gas Company, Richard Ernest Kirk-Mensah explained that a new gadget to replace the faulty gadget has been acquired and will soon be fixed for the automated system to return.
“As at 8pm on April 15, the plant came back on and since it has been producing and as we speak, we are doing 115 mm to the power plant.
“The simple message I want to put across is there’s no cause for alarm.
“We are very competent technical team which put their technical brain together and they were able to start the plant using the manual system approach that is why we are producing,” he stated.
“Even though management swiftly made provisions for the replacement of the faulty gadget. The replacement is on the way to the site for fixing so that we can come back to normalcy with the automated system,” he added.
