Business owners in the Greater Accra Region who will be affected by the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) scheduled load shedding exercise want the power distributor to adhere to their eight-day ‘dumsor’ timetable.
They are concerned that extending the load-shedding exercise would have a negative impact on their companies.
On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the ECG announced a timetable for load shedding, which is scheduled to begin on May 10 and last until May 17.
According to the company, the exercise will enable its engineers to speed up work on the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point.
Some business owners in the impacted regions, however, told Citi News, “We are not even prepared for this.” But we’re hoping it’s so. It does not last more than eight days.”
“If we have beef in our freezers and there is a power shortage, it would actually effect us. The load shedding can last no more than eight days. We still have low voltage, so if all is well after eight days, we will be happy,” another concerned trader said.
ECG clarified that it has to link the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (BSP) to GRIDCo’s 330kv transmission line, which necessitates shutting down the transmission line, affecting the Mallam Bulk Supply Point, which supplies electricity to many households.
Power will be down between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., as well as 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in more than forty communities divided into four classes.
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The outage will be felt by two alternating classes each day before the exercise is completed.
Awoshie, Nsakina, Dansoman, Ashalaja, Tuba, Abossey Okai, Dansoman, Tuba, Pokuase ACP Estates, Amasaman, Taifa, Ofankor, Kokrobite, Fadama, Israel, and Abeka market are among the areas that will be affected.
SOURCE: ATLFMONLINE
