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A Ghanaian government delegation is holding emergency talks with Nigerian authorities in a bid to forestall a drastic gas supply cut and in turn avoid a political crisis in the country, VOA reports.
Nigeria had threatened to cut gas supply to the country after it reportedly failed to pay some debts it owed.
"They are already in Nigeria. They left Ghana last night. We are praying that they are able to negotiate, so that it doesn't come to a cut in supply," a spokesman for the power ministry said on Thursday.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said it will cut gas supply by 70 percent to Ghana's main power generation company by Friday due to unpaid debts of $181 million. Ghana already suffers power shortages and Nigerian gas meets about 25 percent of its needs.
Nigeria had threatened to cut gas supply to the country after it reportedly failed to pay some debts it owed.
"They are already in Nigeria. They left Ghana last night. We are praying that they are able to negotiate, so that it doesn't come to a cut in supply," a spokesman for the power ministry said on Thursday.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said it will cut gas supply by 70 percent to Ghana's main power generation company by Friday due to unpaid debts of $181 million. Ghana already suffers power shortages and Nigerian gas meets about 25 percent of its needs.
