Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, has blamed the power outage being experienced in some parts of the West African nation on system disturbances that occurred at about 11:57 on Saturday 14th January 2023.
According to GRIDCo, a raging bush fire under its high voltage lines near Tarkwa in the Western Region has been identified as what caused its 330kV Aboadze—Anwomaso line to trip, thereby, resulting in several lines in the western corridor of the grid triggering a system disturbance, causing all thermal plants and Bui generators and customer loads to trip.
GRIDCo, in a statement, said a fire tender from Tarkwa Goldfields is on-site to bring the fire under control.
Meanwhile, restoration of the grid commenced immediately, and efforts are ongoing to restore power to all affected areas and customers.
“GRIDCo sincerely apologises for the inconvenience caused by this incident and is working to restore normal power supply,” the statement concluded.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com