The Ghana Grid Company, GRIDCo, and the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, have assured the public that the reconstruction of transmission lines from Achimota to Mallam substations will not lead to any load shedding. A joint statement issued by the two organisations drew attention to media reports that the reconstruction will lead to 84 days of “DUMSOR” in Accra. The statement said, Phase 1 of the reconstruction exercise of the transmission line from Mallam Substation to Avenor has been undertaken and successfully completed in November 2021 without any significant disturbance to power delivery in Accra and its environs.
Phase 2 of the exercise from Achimota Substation to Avernor will similarly not disrupt power delivery in Accra. The statement said as part of measures to improve power delivery in Accra and its environs, GRIDCo and ECG commissioned the Pokuase and Kasoa Substations. The statement noted that the bulk supply points of Kasoa, Mallam, Accra Central, Pokuase, and Achimota Substations have enough transformer capacities to meet the desired demand without any load curtailment or load shedding.
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