Former Deputy Minister of Energy, John Abdulai Jinapor has questioned Ghana Grid Company Limited, GRIDCo, on reasons it ascribed to the power outage experienced in major parts of Accra on Saturday, April 3, 2021.
According to the Yapei-Kusawgu MP, GRIDCo’s justification of a tree falling on a transmission line causing the outage is one that has become suddenly one too many.
In a post on his Facebook page sighted by GhanaWeb, Mr Jinapor averred that there seems to be a tree falling on transmission lines all over the country thus resulting in erratic power supply on daily basis.
“Dear GRIDCo, all of a sudden, we are being told that trees keep falling on our transmission lines all over the country and causing massive Dumsor on a daily basis. How come?” he questioned.
Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party, Yaw Buaben Asamoa has described the recent intermittent power outages in the country as a “different” one as opposed to that from former president John Mahama’s era.
According to him, the infrastructure for the transmission lines have come under huge pressure hence the reasons for the outages.
Speaking on JoyNews NewsFile programme, Yaw Buaben Asamoa urged citizens to be patient with the government and energy sector players as they find workable means to solve the problem.
“This dumsor is a different kind of dumsor. We must accept it and move on because the infrastructure for transmission has come under huge pressure. It is important that we accept that there is a problem and that the problem is going to be worked on” the communications director said.
Ghana Dumsor: Ghana dey experience dumsor with a bit of display - Ghanaians call out Nana Akufo-Addo govment over electricity failure
1 April 2021
Wia dis foto come from, JUBILEE HOUSE
Ongoing power issues for Ghana dey stir up reactions from power users who dey call out govment to paint proper picture of de ongoing power challenge.
Power distribution company Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) dis week explain say dem initiate conversations plus Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on load shedding timetable from April to July.
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GRIDCo explain say de reason for de load shedding from April to July be necessary sae of dema engineers for work on some substations den plants across which dey need urgent attention.
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana GRID Company Limited, Mr Jonathan Amoako-Baah has debunked claims that the company lacks funds for its expansion works hence the intermittent power outages in the country.
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The Ghana GRID Company Limited (GRIDCo) has stated that it has no intention of embarking on a nationwide load shedding programme.
The assurance comes after what it described as heightened perceptions of impending nationwide power cuts following recent media pronouncements by its officers in media engagements.
In a statement issued by its Corporate Affairs Department on March 31, 2021, GRIDCo said it is instead carrying out some key projects to enhance the power supply in Accra which will result in some intermittent power outages.
The projects are These projects are the Millennium Development Authority (MIDA) funded Pokuase substation and Kasoa Bulk Supply Point installations and the French Development Agency (AFD) funded Tema - Accra transmission line reinforcement project.