Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has announced the restoration of power supply in the Republic of Ghana following system disturbances on Tuesday which resulted in a nationwide blackout in the West African nation.

In a statement, GRIDCo explained that “at 19:50GMT, on Monday, the power system experienced a significant disturbance.”

It said that caused all generating units at the Aboadze Enclave and Bui to trip, resulting in a power outage in parts of Accra, the Western, middle and Northern parts of the country.

It continued that at about 04:38GMT, Tuesday, generating units at Aboadze and Bui were restored, supplying electricity to all major Bulk Supply Points (BSPs).

The company explained further that at 04:50GMT on Tuesday, in the process of restoring the remaining BSPs, a second disturbance occurred, resulting in the loss of generating units at the Aboadze Enclave and Bui.

“This led to another interruption of electricity supply to several areas of

Accra, the Western, middle and Northern parts of the country,” the statement said.

GRIDCo, in collaboration with its key stakeholders in the power supply chain, has restored power to all BSPs.

GRIDCo assured its stakeholders that it would continue to provide a stable power system for dependable and efficient power supply for national and economic growth

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused,” the statement concluded.

 

Source: https://energynewsafrica.com