NewzThe Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced planned power interruptions in parts of the Greater Accra Region on Sunday, August 23, to facilitate emergency works on a damaged transmission tower at Ashaiman. According to a statement issued on Saturday, August 22, the affected tower is located on the 161kV Tema–Achimota transmission line and was damaged following a tanker explosion nearby. GRIDCo said its engineers and technical teams will undertake the next phase of the replacement works from 3:00 a.m.
on Sunday to restore the integrity of the transmission line. The company explained that electricity supply to some areas will be interrupted during the exercise to ensure the safety of personnel and the public and allow the technical teams to complete the repairs. GRIDCo said it is working with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to minimise the impact of the outage on affected customers and communities.
The company apologised for the inconvenience and appealed to the public for patience and cooperation as the emergency works are completed. “We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this interruption will cause and request the patience, understanding and cooperation of the public,” GRIDCo said. Several communities across Accra are expected to experience power interruptions on Sunday, August 23, as the Ghana Grid Company Ltd.
(GRIDCo) undertakes emergency works to replace a damaged transmission tower on the Tema–Achimota 161kV transmission line at Ashaiman. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Accra West Region, announced the planned interruption in a public notice to customers and the general public, explaining that the emergency works have become necessary following damage to the transmission infrastructure. The exercise is scheduled to begin at 3:00 a.m.
on Sunday and continue until 6:00 p.m., potentially affecting households, businesses, markets, offices and other electricity consumers in a number of communities across the capital. According to ECG, the transmission tower was damaged when a fuel tanker exploded while welding work was being carried out on the tank within the transmission line’s Right-of-Way (RoW). The incident damaged a critical component of the high-voltage transmission network and has prompted GRIDCo to undertake emergency replacement works.
ECG has identified two groups of communities that are expected to be affected by the emergency works. Notice 1 Customers in the following areas and their surrounding communities are expected to experience an interruption in power supply: Nima TownshipKanda HighwayKanda EstateKokomlemleSulanaCircleMadina TownshipOkpongloCantonmentOsu Oxford StreetMallam Atta MarketParts of RidgeLaboneKojo SardineTeshie Rasta RoadSurrounding areas The affected locations cover a mixture of residential communities, commercial districts and major roads, meaning the interruption could have an impact on both domestic and commercial electricity users. Notice 2 The second group of affected areas includes: James TownMamprobiChorkorSempeParts of KaneshieNorth Industrial AreaOkaishieAgbogbloshieKantamantoAdabrakaRidgeTesanoSantana MarketParts of AlajoMalam Atta MarketAsylum DownSurrounding areas ECG has expressed regret for the inconvenience the emergency works will cause to affected customers and the general public.
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