{"id":50192,"date":"2014-09-23T05:30:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T05:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=50192"},"modified":"2014-09-23T06:26:44","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T06:26:44","slug":"load-shedding-timetable-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=50192","title":{"rendered":"Load shedding timetable out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released the load shedding time table\u00a0to assist the general public to plan their daily activities accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/18\/ecg-delays-load-shedding-timetable-indefinitely\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>ECG earlier postponed indefinitely<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, the release of the time table stating that further consultation had to be done with stakeholders for a reliable schedule to be drafted.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;A7wCXLElcXF0VFhNcPhEb7UNQtnCDfLE&#8221;]The situation was prompted by<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/19\/nigeria-strike-to-linger-ghana-to-suffer-more\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong> labour unrest in Nigeria<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>which halted the supply of natural gas to Ghana through the West African Gas Pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>The supply of the product however, <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/21\/nigeria-strike-suspended-gas-supply-to-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>resumed on Saturday<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>after the oil workers in Nigeria called off their strike on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>But the nation\u2019s power producers and distributors are still struggling to meet the generation targets needed for industries, businesses and homes to run.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts in the industry say the improved situation in Nigeria is <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/20\/nigeria-strike-not-the-sole-cause-of-ghanas-power-crisis-acep\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>not a guarantee<\/strong><\/span><\/a> there will be enough power for the country.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/22\/vra-to-cut-back-on-power-generation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>Volta River Authority<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is also scheduled to cut back on power generation from October due to the low water levels flowing into the Akosombo dam.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Asogli thermal plant has been shut down while the <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/22\/vra-to-cut-back-on-power-generation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>T3 and T2 thermal plants<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>are also out of operation.<\/p>\n<p>These have all contributed to the ongoing power rationing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on the attached file below to check out the time table\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Load-Shedding-SEPT-231.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ECG&#8217;s load shedding timetable<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/osamidan\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @osamidan<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released the load shedding time table\u00a0to assist the general public to plan their daily activities accordingly. 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