GRIDCo pledges to end power outages
Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has pledged that Ghanaians will see the end of power outages by the end of July 2021.
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Ghana, Accra: Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has pledged that Ghanaians will see the end of power outages by the end of July 2021.
According to the company, it has become necessary for the current power outages popularly called ‘dumsor’ to occur, as contractors working on those projects have required such action to be taken to enable them to complete the work on schedule.
On 5 April, contributing to the discussion on the state of the power sector, the corporate communications manager for GRIDCo, Ebenezer Amankwah, stated that the projects, once completed, would lead to upgraded systems, boost accessibility and reliability of electricity distribution across the country. This will ensure that there is stable, reliable, and accessible electricity supply to customers, said Amankwah.
According to Amankwah, “There are inherent challenges within the transmission and distribution sector of the power value chain. For example, there is the need for infrastructural upgrade on transmission lines, bulk supplies points and substations.”
Amankwah said that these projects were to boost transmission, accessibility, reliability, and distribution, and the contractors are asking for some outages at some particular phases of the projects in order to ensure completion by the first half of this year.
Meanwhile, he indicated that the company was working together with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) to provide a timetable for load shedding.
“We are in discussion with key stakeholders like ECG and NEDCo so we can arrive at some appreciable timetable to communicate when there is the need for outages to happen to affected areas in terms of duration, and even timeline,” GRIDCo communications manager said.
Source: ESI Africa