Some residents in parts of Accra, capital of Ghana, will be experiencing power outages from May 27 to June 11, 2021, a statement issued by Southern electricity distribution company, ECG, has announced.
According to ECG, it has become necessary to cause interruption in power supply in parts of Accra due to the reconstruction of a section of GRIDCo’s transmission lines along the Winneba to Mallam stretch.
The power outages will start from 6pm and end at 12 midnight in over 40 communities placed in three different groups.
“The Kasoa Bulk Supply Point, which is nearing completion and sponsored by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), under the auspices of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), will require a re-construction of a section of GRIDCo’s 161KV Winneba to Mallam transmission lines and tie-in-works. This exercise will lead to a shortfall in the transmission of power to Accra during the peak load hours,” the Electricity Company of Ghana said in a statement.
The outage would be experienced by just one group each day until the end of the exercise.
Among the areas that would be affected by the exercise include Cantonments, Golden Tulip, Ashale Botwe Old Town, Max Mart, Teshie Tebibiano among others.
This intended power outage comes days after a similar exercise was done to allow for tie -in of the newly constructed Pokuase Bulk Supply Point to GRIDCo’s 330 kV transmission line.
