The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has announced parts of Accra will experience power outages due to the reconstruction of power transmission lines along the Achimota substation through Avenor to Mallam substation. The work involves removing two 161Kv transmission lines on Saturday, April 9, 2022 to Thursday, June 30, 2022. “The …
Read More »How social media users reacted to ‘dumsor’ during Black Stars training in Abuja
The senior national team, Black Stars, on Monday, March 28, arrived in Abuja for the second leg of the World Cup qualifier against the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The team arrived in the afternoon and checked in at the Abuja Sheraton. Before long, Otto Addo’s team headed to the Moshood Abiola Stadium …
Read More »Kumasi dumsor fixed
The Ghana Grid Company Limited has announced the completion of power restoration works to the Ashanti Region. The capital, Kumasi, has been experiencing an interrupted power supply for the past few weeks following the collapse of two towers on the 330kV Aboadze-Anwomaso Transmission Line at Bogoso. The line was restored …
Read More »We’ll fix dumsor in Ashanti region by Dec. 20 – GRIDCo assures
The power outages in the Ashanti region will continue until December 20, 2021, as a result of ongoing works on three damaged towers of GRIDCo at Bogoso, GRIDCo has said. Speaking at a joint press conference organized by GRIDCo and ECG in Kumasi, the Director of Northern Network Services at …
Read More »‘Dumsor’ has destroyed all my home appliances – Otumfuo
Kumasi experiencing power cut for the past 3 months Asantehene calls for long-lasting solution for ‘dumsor’ Energy Minister to solve power crisis The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has bemoaned the recent power outages in the Ashanti Region. According to him, the constant power cut is having an effect on …
Read More »GRIDCo plans ‘dumsor’ as 2 towers on 330kV Aboadze-K’si transmission collapse
Power transmitter Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has said it is planning a load management programme following the collapse of two of its towers. GRIDCo, in a statement issued on Wednesday, 10 November 2021, said at 15:40 GMT on Tuesday, 9 November 2021, a communication mast collapsed and fell on the …
Read More »Ghanaians descend on celebs who were spearheading the campaign of ‘dumsor’
Most Ghanaian celebrities were absent from the #FixTheCountry demonstration grounds, which took place yesterday, 4th August 2021. Social media is asking, “Ah! So where the celebs dey?“ FixTheCountry agenda started on social media and then spilled onto the streets of Accra, where well-meaning Ghanaians joined in. Some celebrities who took …
Read More »#TrendingGh: Dumsor caused us a lot – Business owners express worry
• Traders have expressed their grievances on how erratic power cuts have affected their business • They noted how they encountered some losses due to the power outages • Meanwhile ECG has said the 8-days power interruption has ended Scores of traders at Abavana junction a suburb of Accra, have …
Read More »8-day ‘dumsor’ ends today
A scheduled 8-day load shedding exercise in parts of Accra is expected to end today Monday, 17 May 2021. Load shedding exercise began on Monday, 10 May 2021. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in a statement indicated that the power cut is necessary to enable its contractors to …
Read More »Dumsor: ECG releases timetable
The Electricity Company of Ghana has announced a time table for power cuts in parts of the capital city beginning Monday, May 10, 2021. This follows an ongoing system improvement works on the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point. ECG in a statement indicated that, the project will require a complete …
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