By Stephen Asante
Accra, April 08, GNA – The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is upgrading its infrastructure in some parts of Accra, Ghana’s capital, as the demand for electricity increases due to rapid population growth and socio-economic activities.
The exercise, including the replacement and upgrading of twelve power transformers across six primary substations at Adenta, La, Teshie-Nungua, Nmai-Dzor, Baatsonaa, and Lashibi, is to enhance the reliability, stability, and capacity of electricity supply.
“This intervention will significantly improve load-handling capability and reducing system overloads in these fast-growing communities.” Mr (Ing) Francis Kofi Atsyatsya, General Manager of ECG Sub-Transmission, Accra, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview.
This was after some officials and a team of engineers of the Company embarked on a working visit to the Nmai-Dzor Substation to familiarise with preparations being made ahead of the transformer replacement and upgrade exercise.
The visit also aimed at giving the media an insight into the technical preparations currently underway, appreciate the scale and importance of the upgrade exercise, and understand the expected benefits to customers.
Generally, more than 200 million Ghana Cedis have been sunk into the ongoing ECG-funded transformer replacement and upgrade exercise, according to the officials.
Mr (Ing) Atsyatsya said as part of the project, the transformers would be upgraded from 20/26 MVA to 30/39 MVA, adding that the agenda was to better the load-handling capability while reducing system overloads.
In the Energy Commission’s 2025 Energy Outlook for Ghana, the projected electricity consumption for the year was estimated at 25,836 Gigawatt hour (GWh), representing a 4.7 per cent increase from the expected consumption in 2024.
The projected total electricity consumption for the entire year of 2024 was expected to be 24,688 GWh, representing a 4.8 per cent increase over the 2023 consumption of 23,551 GWh, indicating growing demand for electricity, the Commission emphasised.
Dr Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku, Acting Director of Communications, ECG, noted that to ensure the safety of ECG personnel and successful execution of the works, the ongoing upgrading exercise would involve brief planned power outages in the affected areas.
“ECG assures customers that every effort will be made to minimise the duration and impact of these outages.
“Residents and businesses in the affected areas are kindly advised to take note of the published schedules and make the necessary arrangements,” he appealed.
GNA
Edited by Samuel Osei-Frempong