The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has installed 393 new transformers of various capacities and replaced over 88 over-aged ones in 53 towns and communities in six operational districts of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
The six districts are Achimota, Dansoman, Akuapim-Mampong, Legon, Kwabenya and Kaneshie Districts.
Since the installation of the new transformers, power supply has improved significantly, leading to reduction in outages.
In a statement issued by MiDA, it said almost 600,000 residents, comprising businesses and homes in the six districts are benefiting from the project referred to as the Low Voltage (LV) Bifurcation & Network Improvement Project.
The project includes planting over 17,000 wooden electric poles across the six districts, upgrading about 992km of undersized conductors or lines, and installing 75km of new low voltage lines.
Prior to the inception of the project, MiDA said residents in the aforementioned districts experienced low and fluctuating voltages which manifested in dim lights and caused damage to electrical appliances.
They also suffered frequent power outages caused by overloading in transformers and conductors that served these communities.
According to Roland Osei Nyarko, the LV Bifurcation Project Manager at MiDA, “Some of the residents observed that their lights are now brighter and more stable, and that they are now able to use all their electrical appliances anytime of the day.”
This, he said, implied that they are noticing the improvements and impact of the project.
He said that the project is expected to eventually contribute to improved incomes for the beneficiary residents, enhance job opportunities and the wellbeing of the people, and contribute towards Ghana’s efforts at reducing poverty and increasing economic growth.
The LV Bifurcation & Network Improvement Project aims to improve the quality of power supply by transferring load from existing overloaded electricity conductors and transformers to newly installed ones.
Construction activities in the Achimota, Dansoman, Kaneshie, Akuapem-Mampong and Kwabenya Districts have been fully-completed.
MiDA said activities in the Legon District, which are 85 per cent complete, are scheduled to be fully-completed in May 2022.
The contractors undertaking the project are Messrs. Power Factor Ltd, Best & Crompton Engineering Ghana Ltd, and MBH Power Ltd.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com