Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, has expressed its readiness to share expertise with other transmission utilities in Africa to boost access to electricity by citizens.
Ambassador Kabril Blay-Amihere, Board Chairman of GRIDCo, said this when the power transmitter received an eight-member delegation from the Ugandan Electricity Transmission Company Limited on Tuesday, 27th September 2022 in Tema.
The delegation, led by its Board Chairman Kwame Ejalu Ejuku, are being hosted by GRIDCo for one week.
GRIDCo operates the West African nation’s national interconnected transmission system (NITS) which is 6,427.23km.
The Board Chairman said after operating as an entity for over 14 years, it has the expertise to assist others.
“We can modestly say that GRIDCo, whose current leadership has been in the transmission business for an average of 20 years and even more, based on their experience from the Volta River Authority, GRIDCo has developed the expertise and capacity to serve as the backbone to power delivery from Ghana and beyond our borders”, he explained.
Ambassador Amihere stressed that as a member of the West African Power Project, GRIDCo is taking all necessary steps to contribute to sustainable power delivery in the entire sub-region and beyond.
According to him, GRIDCo hopes to provide light in every city, town and village in Africa which is what will power the development of Africa.
Kwame Ejalu Ejuku, Board Chairman of Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), said they were aware of the maturity of GRIDCo’s transmission grid and its success and indicated that they expect to have a long-term relationship with GRIDCo for the benefit of the two companies.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com