The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO), Ing. William Amuna has revealed that about 90% of areas that were affected by the nationwide blackout early Thursday morning have been restored.
Most parts of the country were without electricity to a total systems collapse of electricity transmission lines.
A statement from the Power Ministry explained that the blackout which occurred around 5:20am was “due to a challenge experienced by GRIDCO on a major line.”
“Engineers are working around the clock to ensure the challenges are resolved. We hope to restore power across the country in the shortest possible time,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Ing. William Amuna who is also the chairman of the Load Shedding Committee under the Power Ministry said between 40% to 50% of the country were affected by Thursday’s blackout.
He said the Western Region was not affected by the power outage.
The GRIDCO boss said the last time such incident occurred was in 2010.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana