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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says current prolonged power outages are due to technical faults at the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo).
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Many ECG customers have endured blackouts lasting over 12 hours, sparking calls for a formal load-shedding timetable.
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ECG explained that GRIDCo, which handles electricity transmission, is facing technical issues causing the disruptions.
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Affected areas include Teacher Mante, Amanase, Akote, Amanhyia, Nankesi, Koforidua, Okorase, Osabene, Mile 50, Akim Tafo, Bunso, Osiem, Hemang, Begoro, Asesewa, Kibi, Asiakwa, Apedwa, Suhum, and nearby communities.
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ECG assured consumers that power supply will be restored once GRIDCo resolves the technical problems.
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) asserts that the technical challenges the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) is experiencing are related to the current spate of prolonged power outages in various parts of the country.
Due to the lengthy blackouts that many ECG customers have encountered—more than twelve hours in certain cases—there is a widespread call for the creation of a load shedding schedule.
According to an official announcement from the ECG, GRIDCo, the nation’s electricity transmission company, is dealing with technical problems that are the root cause of the current outages.
The impacted townships are Teacher Mante, Amanase, Akote, Amanhyia, Nankesi Towns, Koforidua, Okorase, Osabene, Mile 50, Akim Tafo, Bunso, Osiem, Hemang, Begoro, Asesewa, Kibi, Asiakwa, Apedwa, Suhum, and Akim Tafo’s surrounding settlements.
The ECG notified the affected consumers that power restoration work would begin as soon as GRIDCo’s technical faults were fixed, notwithstanding the fact that this caused considerable difficulty.
