Engineers of GRIDCo busily working on the faulty transmission tower to restore power to affected areas

Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, has assured residents of Accra, who are currently experiencing power outage, that power will be restored at about 5pm today (17:00GMT).

According to the company, the outage has been caused by snapping of one of its major transmission lines in the Accra East area at about 6:53am Monday, May 11, 2020.

A statement issued by GRIDCo said: “The situation requires emergency attention and engineers are currently working around the clock to resolve the problem as soon as possible.”

“The maintenance team has assured that power will be restored to the affected areas before 5pm today” the statement said.

GRIDCo apologised for any inconvenience caused and adding that it remains committed to its mandate of delivering reliable power supply.

Press Statement – Power Outage In Parts of Accra East – May11, 2020.pdf

 

 

 

 

Source:www.energynewsafrica.com