The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG), Tema North Manager, Shirley T. Asomani-Wiafe, has assured residents in the Tema metropolis of their commitment to upgrade and replace all old and worn-out electricity networks.
According to her, Tema has seen an enormous increase in population associated with numerous structures which have exceeded the generating capacity of transformers originally installed.
Mrs Asomani-Wiafe linked some of the intermittent power outages within the Tema Region to overload which had led to the congestion of cable lines, underground cables and transformers.
The ECG Tema North Manager told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that the company had initiated measures to address all electricity issues within the Metropolis, including the repairs and restoration of rotten poles, exposed wires, among others.
Mrs. Asomani-Wiafe who was also reacting to threats issued by Mr. Joe Amissah, Assembly Member of the Black Cat Electoral Area to lead demonstration against ECG over “everyday light out” in the area, said “demonstrations would not solve the problem but engagement for each party to appreciate the challenges”.
She explained that the old network had been there since Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s time, now it was practically unable to accommodate the current load produced from the communities.
She said ECG had set out to upgrade the network to suit the load produced within the communities.
The ECG Tema North Manager blamed customers who had encroached unto the corridors of ECG lines, “apart from endangering their lives, ECG has underground cables, utility lines and transformers that we visit regularly to investigate faults”.
She assured that, the upgrading of the network, which had already begun at Community 10, 6, 11, and 12 will soon be extended to other stations within the Tema North boundaries.
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