An extensive inquiry has been started by the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) into a fire that occurred at its Akosombo Substation in the Eastern Region.
Numerous regions of the nation had disruptions in their electrical supply due to the incident.
Concerns over the stability of power transmission in the impacted areas are raised by reports that the fire, which started on Thursday, April 23, damaged important substation components.
Although the precise cause of the fire is yet unknown, GRIDCo has stated that initial investigations are being conducted to ascertain the incident’s origin and the degree of damage sustained.
The corporation noted in an official statement that the disruption has caused inconsistent power supply in some areas and acknowledged the impact of the outage on residents, companies, and key services.
Even if these occurrences are uncommon, GRIDCo underlined that in order to avoid more issues with the national grid, prompt and coordinated technical intervention is necessary.
As a vital hub for transmitting electricity from important generation sources to different regions of Ghana, the Akosombo Substation is essential to the country’s power transmission network.
The public was reassured by GRIDCo that its technical teams and engineers had been sent to the location and were working nonstop to stabilise the system.
The corporation claims that present efforts are concentrated on isolating the injured components, re-establishing system equilibrium, and making sure that power is progressively restored to affected locations.
The business added that safety procedures are being closely followed during the restoration process and reaffirmed its dedication to upholding a dependable and robust power transmission network.
Additionally, GRIDCo stated that updates will be given when the investigations continue and the power supply is fully restored.
Source: newsthemegh.com