GRIDCo EXPLAINS INTERMITTENT OUTAGES

The main operator of the electricity grid, Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has finally explained the reason behind the recent intermittent power outages in the country.

According to GRIDCo, challenges with some of its key transmission lines in the Western and Eastern parts of the country is the cause of the recent intermittent power outages.

For the past few days, there have been power outages in certain parts of the country.

The outages were brief and lasted not more than three hours in parts of Greater Accra, Ashanti, Eastern and the Northern regions.

According to the company, activities of ‘galamsey’ operators and charcoal loaded truck, snapped its Tafo to Akwatia transmission line.

Additionally, the 330kV Aboadze substation reported some flashovers owing to the wet weather conditions; which eventually led to outages in some parts of the country.

“We have been working assiduously to resolve issues with our transmission lines across parts of the country. The recent outages have been carefully contained due to great effort from our Engineers, Operation and Maintenance staff and the Systems Control Centre.

 Our resolve is to ensure that challenges are resolved aggressively in line with our commitment to ensure uninterrupted supply of power to our key stakeholders. We are also taking measures to fix some of the challenges relating to infrastructure and installations to ensure an efficient grid that is resilient and sustainable for the country and the sub-region.”Chief Executive of GRIDCo, Jonathan Amoako-Baah disclosed.