Parts Of Accra To Experience 82 Days Power Outage As GRIDCo Begins Upgrading Of Transmission Lines

Parts of Ghana’s capital, Accra will be experiencing power outage for a period of eighty-two (82) days beginning today, Saturday, April 9, 2022.

The rational is to afford the West African nation’s power transmission company, GRIDCo to re-construct transmission lines from Achimota substation through Avenor to the Mallam substation.

In a statement issued Friday night, it said the work involves taking out service, two 161kV transmission lines (i.e. Achimota – Accra Central and Achimota – Mallam) from Saturday April 9, 2022, to Thursday, June 30, 2022.

According to the company, the exercise will result in power outages in parts of Accra, especially areas served by the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) distribution systems crossing these transmission lines (between the Achimota Substation at Dzorwulu and Avenor in Accra) during the day, for the stated period.

“The outage is to enable GRIDCo to upgrade the transmission capacity on each Line. This important exercise is to meet the growing demand for electricity in Accra and its environs.

“GRIDCo apologises for any inconvenience caused during the period,” the statement concluded.