The power regulator blames the problem on several issues including work on transmission lines and a lack of rain. Picture: LUC GNAGO/REUTERS
In Ivory Coast, which exports power to six countries, the national power company faces a generation deficit of about 200MW, or nearly 10% of its 2,230MW capacity, director-general Ahmadou Bakayoko told a news conference last week.“Electricity production at the national level has been severely impacted since November 2020 by major unforeseen technical incidents on our electricity generation tools,” energy minister Thomas Camera told the same news conference.
Burkina Faso's utility blamed its power shortages and cuts on generation constraints in Ghana and Ivory Coast. The outages in Ivory Coast have led to complaints from the cocoa sector, which depends on a steady power supply for its grinding machines. Two industry sources said most cocoa grinders were operating at between 25% and 50% of capacity.
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Power generation woes in Ivory Coast and Ghana hit industry and neighboursA drop in electricity generation in Ivory Coast and Ghana has left households and businesses fuming as well as cutting power supplies to neighbouring West African countries Mali and Burkina Faso, officials said.
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