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General News of Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-03-19
The company affirms its commitment to provide reliable electricity to the country's consumers
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has completed the diversion of its Aboadze-Tema 330 kV transmission line crossing the highway exchange project in Pokuase.
A statement from the company said it remained committed to providing reliable power to the country's consumers.
Last week, GRIDCo asked Power Distribution Service to extend the power outages in parts of the country by five days to allow it to complete the diversion of the transmission line to facilitate construction work. interchanges undertaken by the Department of Urban Roads.
The company indicated that the project was due to be completed by March 14, 2019, but the contractor did not meet the deadline and had to extend it by 5 days to end on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.
"We therefore wish to ask you to extend the failure of the affected MT / LV PDS lines in the hallway until March 19, 2019. The outage should last from 8 am to 6 pm each day during this period. We are counting on your cooperation, "GRIDCo told PDS.
The statement was made at a time when Ghanaians were already experiencing an irregular diet, with a power cut of up to three times a day at different times.
The statement has therefore angered Ghanaians, indicating that the situation will only worsen in the days indicated.
But it is unclear whether the company's statement Tuesday that the process was completed will address the problem of power outages in the country, all the while Energy Minister John Peter Amewu said: during a visit to the project site, attributed the power outages. ongoing diversion work as well as technical challenges.
GRIDCo in his statement on development said "[it] appreciates the support of the general public during the diversion work. GRIDCo badures the general public by committing to work with all stakeholders to provide a reliable electricity supply to consumers. "
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