The Government of Ghana has announced measures to address the deficit in the economy’s energy sector.

Among them, is the construction of a second gas processing plant, in partnership with the Finance Ministry,

Currently, the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant located in the Ellembele District of Ghana’s Western Region is the only processing plant and has been burdened with huge power demand said Ghana’e Energy Minister, John Jinapor.

In recent times, Ghana’s energy sector has faced a huge fuel deficit which has led to power outages and instability for years.

Considering the huge power demand, the government of Ghana said it will require about 700 million dollars’ worth of fuel to solve the fuel deficit.