The tariff reduction implemented in the power sector in 2018 by the Akufo-Addo government is to blame for the current dumsor situation, former Power Minister Dr Kwabena Donkor has posited. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) released a load-shedding timetable for parts of the Greater Accra Region spanning 10 – 17 May 2021 to allow its engineers to do critical works at the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point.
The project is meant to serve 350,000 households.
ECG CEO Kwame Agyeman Budu told the media during a tour of the project on Tuesday, 20 April 2021 that: “We are coming up with a planned schedule for the areas that are going to be affected”.
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says a planned load shedding exercise is expected to take place from May 10 to 17, 2021 within some areas in the Greater Accra Region.
The eight-day exercise has become necessary due to ongoing works at the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point.
The project, when completed, is expected to serve 350,000 households.
But speaking on
Okay FM s Ade Akye Abia program, the Public Relations Officer for the Electricity Company of Ghana, Mr. William Boateng has appealed to Ghanaians to bear with as the load shedding won t be long.
According to him, the exercise when completed will ensure a stable power supply in the affected areas for consumers.
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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is set to release a ‘dumsor’ timetable as it announces planned outages from May 10 to 17.
According to the CEO of the Company, Agyemang Budu, this has become necessary due to the ongoing works on the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point.
GRIDCO had earlier warned of imminent power cuts upon request by contractors working on the Kasoa and Pokuase substations.
During a tour of the Pokuase BSP which has been under construction since 2019, Kwame Agyemang Budu said ECG was finalising details of the timetable to be announced.
“The actual outages will occur from May 10 to 17. These outages are due to connecting the GRIDCO line to the national grid,” he said.
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