The Saturday power outage was due to a roaring blaze that was under the high-voltage cables of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) near Tarkwa, according to the company’s explanation.
A fire tender from Tarkwa Goldfields is on the scene to put out the fire, according to a statement from GRIDCo. It then expressed regret for the difficulty caused and gave the assurance that it was working to get the power supply back to normal.
Below is GRIDCo’s complete statement.
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“The Ghana GRID Company, (GRIDCo) informs the public that a systems disturbance occurred at 11.57 on Saturday 14th January 2023.
“The outage occurred after GRIDCo’s 330kV Aboadze – Anwomaso line tripped followed by a number of lines in the western corridor of the grid triggering a system disturbance and causing all thermal plants and Bui generators and customer loads to trip.
“A raging bushfire under GRIDCo’s high-voltage lines near Tarkwa has been identified as the source of the power line trips. A fire tender from Tarkwa Goldfields is on-site to bring the fire under control.
Meanwhile, restoration of the grid commenced immediately and efforts are ongoing to restore power to all affected areas and customers.
GRIDCo sincerely apologises for the inconvenience caused by this incident and is working to restore the normal power supply.
Source: Citinews
