The illegal mining activities which have destroyed water bodies in the Republic of Ghana has taken another dimension as illegal miners are now digging around power transmission lines of GRIDCo in search of gold.
Officials of Ghana’s power transmission company who were on a routine inspection of their transmissions lines in the Western Region discovered that illegal miners at Asawinso Brofoyedru have dug around one of the transmission tower in search of gold.
In a tweet sighted by energynewsafrica.com, GRIDCo, served notice to galamsey miners at Asawinso Brofoyedru in the Western region, to desist from mining close to their power transmission towers.
Officials of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have served notice to galamsey miners at Asawinso Brofoyedru in the Western region, to desist from mining close to their power transmission towers or face prosecution. pic.twitter.com/RvOpavtNTn
— Ghana Grid Company (@GhGridCo) June 5, 2020
According to the company, activities of the galamsey miners have become a menace to power supply in the locality.
“Additionally, the proximity of their operations to the transmission towers poses a danger to the lives and safety of the miners and others close to the area.”
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Speaking to energynewsafrica.com, Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCo Ing. Jonathan Amoako Baah said the actions of the illegal miners has become a serious worry to the company stating that his outfit has collaborated with security agencies in the area and would hunt the miners and arrest them for prosecution if the activities continue.
“We’re advising all illegal miners in the area to desist from mining around our properties. We will hunt all of them and bring them to book,” he warned.
Source:www.energynewsafrica.com
