{"id":375851,"date":"2017-11-21T05:16:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T05:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=375851"},"modified":"2017-11-21T06:07:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T06:07:02","slug":"fire-at-nedco-sub-station-plunges-tamale-into-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/fire-at-nedco-sub-station-plunges-tamale-into-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire at NEDco sub-station plunges Tamale into darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly the whole of Tamale Metropolis is in total darkness following a total power outage on Monday, November 20.<\/p>\n<p>The outage, which occurred at 5:45pm, has kept residents of the Metropolis wondering when the problem would be fixed.<\/p>\n<p>The Communications Department of the Volta River Authority of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (VRA\/NEDco), in a brief statement copied <b>citifmonline.com<\/b>, explained that there were challenges at the control room at the Choggu-Hilltop substation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-375856 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dark-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dark-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dark-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dark-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dark-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The statement said management had taken steps to fix the problem, and apologized to residents of the Metropolis for the inconvenience caused.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-375855 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Burn-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Burn-3.jpg 720w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Burn-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But <b>citifmonline.com<\/b> further gathered that, fire gutted a portion of the Choggu-Hilltop sub-station, hence the power outage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-375854 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Burn-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Burn-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Burn-2-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Head of Communications of the VRA\/NEDco, Maxwell Kotoka, confirmed the burning of eleven panels in an interview with <b>citifmonline.com<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the rapid response of the Ghana National Fire Service personnel prevented more damages.\u00a0 He assured the affected communities that power would be restored as soon as practicable.<\/p>\n<p>There are concerns criminals may take advantage of the darkness to commit crimes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly the whole of Tamale Metropolis is in total darkness following a total power outage on Monday, November 20. 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