The Public Relations Officer for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ashanti Region, Mr Benjamin Antwi, has attributed the recent power outages in the region to several technical issues.
Speaking to Alfa Ali this morning on the Orange Sunrise, the PRO, however, clarified that the fire outbreak at the Akosombo dam substation has impacted the power supply in the region in the past few days.
He explained that the fire at Akosombo affected some control rooms, adding that the fire has created a deficit in the generation of power nationwide.
“The fire affected their control room and some switch gears, this is where GRIDCo normally does operation”.
Mr Benjamin Antwi further explained that the fire ravaged the entire substation, causing it to shut down.
According to him, the incident prevented GRIDCo from evacuating power from the Akosombo dam to Kumasi and beyond the northern region.
“Akosombo gives us 1000-1200MWs, but as a country we have a big demand of 4400-4500MWs, so once 1000-1200MWs is off the grid, as a result of the fire incident which has destroyed the substation and prevented the evacuation of power, there is chaos”, he said.
He added that for safety reasons, no power is being evacuated from the Akosombo enclave.
The PRO for ECG also added that the Energy Minister will brief the public today on workable solutions in the future.
By: Janice Opoku-Agyemang
