Tag: Gridco
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Faulty equipment caused widespread blackouts – GRIDCo
The Ghana Grid Company has explained that the May 7 power outages in parts of the country were a result of a system disturbance caused by faulty equipment on the Takoradi Extension–Winneba line. In a statement, it said this caused all generating plants in Aboadze, Bui and Kpong to shut down. Plants in Tema were…
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Energy sector workers risk losing their jobs if power loses are not curbed – Energy Minister
Energy Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh says the jobs of staff of the Electricity Company Ghana Limited and other power distribution companies will be at risk if the energy sector continues to record the level of losses the industry is currently recording. The Electricity Company of Ghana is on record to be losing as much as…
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Ebenezer Essienyi replaces Jonathan Amoako-Baah as new GRIDCo boss
The Board of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has confirmed Ing. Ebenezer Essienyi, as the new Chief Executive of the company. This follows the nomination of Ing. Essienyi by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Ing. Essienyi, who is a member of the Senior Management team of GRIDCo, succeeds Ing. Jonathan Amoako-Baah, whose successful…
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Relocating Ameri plant unnecessary and wasteful – The Energy & Associates
Civil Society Group, The Energy and Associates says it is strongly against the government’s plans of relocating the Ameri Thermal Plant from Aboadze to Anwomaso in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. According to the group, the move is “wasteful” and “unnecessary” given the fact that government is finding it very difficult to pay debts it owes in…
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Blame government for recent power challenges not GRIDCo – Kwabena Donkor
Former Power Minister, Dr Kwabena Donkor, has attributed the current challenges to what he deems poor decisions made by the government. According to the former minister, these choices have culminated in the poor financial state of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo). In an interview with Citi Business News, Dr Kwabena Donkor stated that these upgrades…
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Stakeholders call for timetable for power outages
Following the on-going planned maintenance and upgrade of systems by the Ghana Grid Company, GRIDCo, and the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, the Chamber of Independent Power Producers is urging government to come out with a timetable for the imminent power outages the country is currently experiencing. According to the Chamber, the present power challenge…
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Expect intermittent power outages as we fix power system – GRIDCo
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says consumers of power should expect some intermittent power outages in the coming months. This is due to ongoing projects on the Pokuase and Kasoa substations and other transmission line works across the country. These works are expected to ultimately fix certain incidental problems in the power system to…
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IPPs demand full scale investigations into cause of power outage
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB) is demanding a full-scale investigation into challenges in GRIDCo’s power system that led to a total system total power outage nationwide on Sunday, March 7, 2021. According to the Chamber, it expects that the grid managers will investigate the cause of the power failure,…
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Fault on transmission line between Prestea and Obuasi caused power cuts – GRIDCo
The total power system shutdown experienced on Sunday was due to a technical fault on one of the major transmission lines between Prestea and Obuasi, according to the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo). “This situation led to overloads on other adjacent transmission lines, leading to a sequence of trips and an eventual power system shutdown in…
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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…