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General News of Monday, March 18, 2019
Source: kasapafmonline.com
2019-03-18
PDS claims that the recent rainstorm is behind the series of power cuts in progress
Mami Dufie Ofori, Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), said the Commission would review the reasons given by the Electricity Distribution Service (PDS) to explain the recent power outages. .
The PDS has been subject to increased scrutiny following recent uninterrupted power outages in the capital.
Power outages were attributed to the ongoing construction of the Pokuase Interchange, which necessitated the diversion of the GRIDco transmission towers, connecting Tema to Aboadze.
In response to this question, Mami Dufie Ofori stated that as the regulator, it is incumbent upon the Commission to determine whether the reasons given by PDS are achievable and to take the measures that are appropriate. needed.
GRIDco said households should expect power cuts over the next few days after advising PDS to begin redistributing electricity.
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