Several communities across Accra are expected to experience power interruptions on Sunday, August 23, as the Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCo) carries out emergency works to replace a damaged transmission tower on the Tema–Achimota 161kV transmission line at Ashaiman.
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Accra West Region, said the planned outage is necessary to allow GRIDCo to safely replace the damaged tower and restore the affected transmission infrastructure.
The emergency works will begin at 3:00 a.m. and continue until 6:00 p.m., potentially affecting homes, businesses, markets, offices and other electricity consumers in several parts of Accra.
According to ECG, the transmission tower was damaged after a fuel tanker exploded while welding work was being carried out on the tank within the transmission line’s Right-of-Way (RoW).
The incident affected a critical part of the high-voltage transmission network, prompting GRIDCo to undertake urgent replacement works.
ECG has identified two groups of communities that are expected to be affected by the emergency works.
Notice 1
Customers in the following areas and their surrounding communities are expected to experience an interruption in power supply:
Nima Township
Kanda Highway
Kanda Estate
Kokomlemle
Sulana
Circle
Madina Township
Okponglo
Cantonment
Osu Oxford Street
Mallam Atta Market
Parts of Ridge
Labone
Kojo Sardine
Teshie Rasta Road
Surrounding areas
The affected locations cover a mixture of residential communities, commercial districts and major roads, meaning the interruption could have an impact on both domestic and commercial electricity users.
Notice 2
The second group of affected areas includes:
James Town
Mamprobi
Chorkor
Sempe
Parts of Kaneshie
North Industrial Area
Okaishie
Agbogbloshie
Kantamanto
Adabraka
Ridge
Tesano
Santana Market
Parts of Alajo
Malam Atta Market
Asylum Down
Surrounding areas
ECG has expressed regret for the inconvenience the emergency works will cause to affected customers and the general public.
The company has urged customers in the listed communities to take note of the scheduled interruption and make the necessary arrangements ahead of the exercise.
