The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says technical challenges are to blame for the power cuts in parts of the country on Tuesday evening.
According to the company, the said challenges were ‘beyond its control’.
Parts of Ashanti, Eastern and Northern Region have been affected by the blackout which comes weeks after the government’s termination of the PDS concession agreement; forcing the ECG to assume full control of electricity distribution business in the southern part of Ghana which was hitherto being handled by PDS.
But a statement from ECG says, although the development is regrettable, it is working to restore power within the shortest possible time.
“The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited, wishes to inform its customers who are experiencing power outage this evening, 26th November, 2019 that the outage is due to a technical challenge upstream. Customers should please note that the situation is beyond ECG’s control, however, immediately the challenge is resolved, power supply will be restored to all affected areas. The inconvenience is very much regretted. “
Information available to Citi News in the Northern Region indicates that NEDCo has also reported a challenge resulting in a complete outage at the Tamale Bulk Supply Point (BSP) where the entire Tamale township and its environs are supplied with power.
In the Ashanti Region, Citi News can confirm that GRIDCo is having to deal with some challenges that have led to the blackouts there.
Electricity supply has been inconsistent in most parts of the country in recent times due to different challenges including recent rainstorms.
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