By Elizabeth Larkwor Baah
Tema, June 09, GNA — Residents of Tema Community One Site 500 have been without electricity since Saturday after a transformer in the area developed a fault, causing a widespread power outage that has affected homes and businesses.
The outage has left several parts of the community in darkness, stretching from the area behind Melcom to the Tema Harbour Roundabout.
Speaking on the situation, Mr Charles Amos, the Assembly Member for the Padmore Electoral Area, said officials from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) visited the community to replace the faulty transformer; however, efforts to carry out the work have been delayed due to the presence of unauthorised structures around the installation site.
According to Mr Amos, the replacement exercise required the use of a large crane to lift and install the transformer, explaining that the crane could not access the area because some structures had obstructed the route needed for the operation.
He said he had appealed to the individuals responsible for the structures to clear the area and create access for the ECG team, but his efforts had not yielded the desired response, expressing concern that the actions of a few people were affecting the welfare of the wider community.
He assured residents that the necessary interventions would be implemented to ensure that such challenges do not continue to delay critical public services, saying that the situation highlights the need for residents to comply with regulations governing public spaces and utility infrastructure.
According to him, unauthorised developments could obstruct maintenance works and create unnecessary difficulties for service providers, and he also used the opportunity to raise concerns about environmental sanitation and what he described as increasing indiscipline among some residents, especially during the rainy season.
He cited a case in Tema Community One Site 21, where a resident undertaking renovation works had allegedly dumped debris from a broken wall into a drainage channel which had obstructed the free flow of water and was contributing to flooding whenever it rains.
According to him, he had on several occasions advised the individual to remove the materials from the gutter, but the instructions had not been followed, stressing that blocked drains remain one of the major causes of flooding in many communities and calling on residents to act responsibly by keeping drainage systems clear.
Mr Amos urged the community members to support efforts aimed at improving sanitation and protecting public infrastructure, emphasising that community development required collective responsibility and adherence to regulations designed to benefit all residents.
GNA
Edited by Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo/Kenneth Odeng Adade
Reporter: Elizabeth Larkwor Baah, GNA