Ghana: GRIDCo And ECG Report Power Outage In Western, Central, Northern Regions And Part Of Accra

Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have announced that the Central, Western, and Northern regions, as well as parts of Accra, the capital of Ghana, have been cut off from the power supply.

According to a statement jointly issued by ECG and GRIDCo, they attributed the power cut to a system disturbance that occurred at 1:42 pm on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

The statement said a tipper truck discharging stones at a private developer’s construction site near the Nkawkaw-Konongo Transmission Line lifted its bucket into the line conductor, damaging the line and causing the disturbance.

“This incident caused all power plants at Aboadze and Anwomaso to trip, taking off supply to the Western, Central, and Northern parts of the country, as well as some customers in Accra,” the statement said.

The statement informed that engineers have mobilized to the location to repair the damaged transmission line, assuring that work is ongoing to restore all affected areas by 6 pm today. GRIDCo and ECG apologized to electricity consumers for the inconvenience this incident has caused.

In view of this unfortunate development, the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) has issued a statement informing its customers about the situation.

NEDCo assured its customers that power supply would be restored as soon as the issue is resolved by GRIDCo.

Source:https://energynewsafrica.com