The Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCo) has blamed faulty equipment at its Mallam substation as the cause of the power outage affecting several areas in the western part of Accra, Winneba, and Takoradi on Sunday, March 3.
According to a statement from GRIDCo's Corporate Communications Manager, Dzifa Bampoh, the company's engineers have initiated efforts to restore power.
GRIDCo reassured the public that it is diligently working to restore electricity supply to the remaining affected areas.
The company also extended its apologies for any inconvenience caused by the blackout.
"The Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCo) wishes to inform the public that on Sunday, March 3, 2024, due to a fault in equipment at the Mallam substation which occurred at 20:38h power supply to some customers in the western part of Accra, Winneba and Takoradi was interrupted."
"Our engineers have quickly isolated the faulted equipment for further investigation."
"Restoration of supply to affected customers started immediately. As of 22:30h, the power supply to most of the affected customers had been restored. For areas without power supply, engineers are working tirelessly to restore power once the faulted equipment is fixed."
“GRIDCo sincerely apologises to all who were affected by the power supply interruption,” the statement concluded.
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