Tag: Ghana Grid Company Limited
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GRIDCo heightens advocacy for relocation of AMERI plant to Kumasi
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) is still advocating the relocation of the AMERI plant from Aboadze in the Western Region to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. Following the takeover of the power production plant by government earlier this year, the government disclosed its strategic plan of relocating it to Kumasi to improve the reliability…
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Taking the reins at GRIDCo; ambition meets preparation [Article]
The announcement came rather inconspicuously, but there was no ambiguity about it. When the time came to get someone competent to captain Ghana’s electricity power transmitter, Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), Engineer Ebenezer Kofi Essienyi was settled on as the Chief Executive Officer. The news splashed all over the electronic and social media, eliciting some…
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GRIDCo system collapse causes total power outage nationwide
A challenge in the Ghana Grid Company’s (GRIDCo) power system has led to a total system shutdown and total power outage nationwide. GRIDCo has, however, assured that power will be restored soon. “The technical team is currently working to restore power supply to all Bulk Supply Points (BPSs) in the country,” it said in a…
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GRIDCo allays fears of ‘dumsor’ following recent blackouts
The Ghana Grid Company Limited, GRIDCo, says the country has not returned to the days of severe erratic power cuts otherwise known as ‘dumsor’. This comes after several parts of the country have been plunged into darkness several times in the last few weeks. But GRIDCo in attempts to take away the fears of citizens…
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Closure of WAPCo’s emergency valve to blame for Wednesday’s power cut – GRIDCo
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the closure of an emergency valve at the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) is to blame for power cuts in parts of Ghana on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. According to the company, the action ended up curtailing “gas supply to some generating plants in the country”. “To…