Electricity supply has been restored to the Bawku Municipality and other surrounding towns in Upper East that experienced a blackout last Monday.
According to NEDco, the power supply was restored at about 7:15 pm on Monday.
Bawku and several areas experienced blackout following a sporadic gunshot by feuding factions in Bawku that hit GRIDCo’s Zebilla-Bawku 161Kv transmission line.
The 161kV transmission tripped on earth, causing an outage to the Bawku Bulk Supply Point.
“Fault has been identified as broken conductor [on tower number 287 within Bawku town] as a result of a gunshot.
“The outage has affected supply to Bawku, Pusiga, Garu, Gamabaga, Nelerigu, Bunkprugu and their environs. Other affected areas include Bittou in Burkina Faso and Dapongo in Togo,” a statement from GRIDCo said.
Confirming the restoration of the power supply, Mr. Abaaba Alhassan, an Interim Head of Communication for NEDco, said his outfit and GRIDCo worked tirelessly to ensure that power was restored the same day.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com