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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released the power outages timetable for Greater Accra for the month of May 2021, due to ongoing construction works in the power sector especially at the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point.
According to the ECG, as part of projects to improve power supply reliability and system voltages, the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) in collaboration with the ECG are undertaking interruptions in the power supply to facilitate the work of contractors at various stages and times.
This, according to the ECG requires a complete shutdown of the 330kv line thereby affecting power supply reliability to the Mallam Bulk Supply Point (BSP).
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The Bulk Power Supply Point (BPS) being constructed at Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region is 95 per cent complete and on schedule for handover to the government at the end of July 2021.
According to the site engineers, all other ancillary facilities to support its full function have also been completed.
The Technical Controller of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Mr William Amuna, gave the assurance when he led a team working on the project, to conduct the Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh around the project Tuesday (April 20, 2021).
He said but for the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Ghana which forced the suspension of work for a while and supply of materials from China, the project would have been completed earlier.
We need money – ECG
Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Kwame Agyeman-Budu
The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Kwame Agyeman-Budu has said the company needs money to carry out its operational duties.
He said this at a public forum in Accra on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
“We need money to do it [improve]. If we get the increase we will love it [but] that will be up to the PURC because, no matter what we propose, they will ultimately decide,” he said.
He added “In terms of distribution, we need support, because we have to do upgrades to make sure the system is sustainable. We don’t wait till something is broken before we fix it. We need additional funds to upgrade our systems at all times.”
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The newly constructed building that will house the National Testing Laboratory located at the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) head office in Accra
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A new national testing laboratory that is being constructed in Accra by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is near completion.
At present, equipment and other machinery needed are being installed in the last phase of the construction process.
The facility, constructed at a cost of $1.95 million, is expected to help regulators test the efficiency of all air-conditioners imported into the country to ensure that they conform to standards.