GRIDCo Restores Power After Bushfire Affected Its Transmission Lines, Apologises To Ghanaians In Statement

• The Ghana Grid Company, GRIDCo, says it has returned power to all areas which experienced a blackout on Saturday
• The company explained that the incident was caused by an outage that affected its transmission lines
• It further apologised to people in the affected areas for the inconvenience caused due to the blackout

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has disclosed that it has restored power to all areas which were affected by the outage of its transmission lines.

GRIDCo explains the cause of Saturday's blackout

GRIDCo reiterated that its transmission lines were affected by a bushfire under its high-voltage lines near Tarkwa in the Western Region.

In a statement issued on the day of the fire incident, the company said power was returned to all areas earlier affected by the outage to its transmission lines as of 17:57 GMT on Saturday, January 14.

Read also

Databank reopens offices nationwide after closing down over attacks

GRIDCo apologises to Ghanaians

The company also said its National Interconnected Transmission System (NITS) has been fully restored and is stable. The establishment apologised to Ghanaians for the inconvenience caused due to the incident.

''GRIDCo extends its appreciation to the Ghanaian public for its patience as efforts were made to restore the NITS and power to Ghanaians.''

Read the full statement below:

Ghanaian Man Takes Generator to Polyclinic as His Pregnant Wife Goes to Deliver

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh previously reported in a separate story that a man who took his pregnant wife to the Somanya Polyclinic presented a plant to provide electricity for health personnel to work on his better half.

The incident reportedly happened on Wednesday, August 17, in the Eastern Region, where residents of Lower Manya and Yilo Krobo have been without electricity for weeks.

Read also

Police reject GH₵20k Bribe; Arrest 4 Persons For Possessing 104 Bags Of Narcotics

The areas were plunged into darkness after the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) cut them off from the national grid following a misunderstanding between ECG staff and residents.

Ghanaian Engineer Builds Power Bank to Charge Laptops

In a separate story on YEN.com.gh, a Ghanaian engineer, Robert Nsoh, built a power bank called EcoMini+ that provides the user with 24/7 light and at least four times laptop recharging.

The device is purposely for laptops and other low-consumption devices like smartphones and light bulbs.

Source: YEN.com.gh