By Emelia B. Addae
Akwatia (E/R), May 29, GNA – The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has commenced the upgrading of the Akwatia Bulk Supply Point (BSP) as part of efforts to improve power supply stability and meet the growing electricity demand in the Eastern Region.
The project involves the replacement of an overloaded 10–13 MVA power transformer with a higher-capacity 20–26 MVA transformer.
The upgrade is expected to benefit electricity consumers in Akwatia, Oda, Asamankese and Kade.
Mr Emmanuel Appoe, Eastern Regional General Manager of ECG, disclosed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at the project site in Akwatia.
He said the intervention was a swift response by ECG management to an urgent request to expand the substation’s capacity to accommodate increasing load demand in the area.
“We realised that the transformer was becoming overloaded, so we had to quickly write to management to assist us, and they responded swiftly to our request.
“This project will help us to serve customers better and deliver on our promise as a company in the region,” Mr Appoe said.
He assured consumers that upon completion, homes and businesses in the beneficiary areas would experience improved voltage levels and more reliable power supply
Mr Francis Kofi Atsyatsya, General Manager in charge of Sub-Transmission at ECG, said the Akwatia upgrade formed part of a nationwide initiative to reinforce power infrastructure across the company’s operational areas.
He indicated that similar upgrades had already been successfully undertaken in Accra, Kumasi and areas on the Volta region.
Mr Atsyatsya added that the installation team would complete the project within seven days to ensure improved service delivery, particularly ahead of the upcoming World Cup tournament in June.
At the time of filing this report, the ECG Sub-Transmission team had arrived at the BSP and offloaded the new transformer for installation.
Officials who visited the site to supervise the delivery included Nai Operteh Omai III, Eastern Regional Engineer; Mr Joshua Asare, Eastern Regional Revenue Protection Manager; Madam Harriet Kuwere, Akwatia District Manager; and Mr Evans Ebo Sarpong, Supervisor at the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Centre, Eastern region.
GNA
Edited by D. I. Laary/Lydia Kukua Asamoah
Reporter: Emelia B. Addae
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