Richmond Rockson, the Head of Communication at the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, has revealed that the widespread power outages which occurred around 3 am on Wednesday were caused by a lightning strike.
According to Richmond Rockson, preliminary investigations from GRIDCo revealed that the widespread power outage was caused by a lightning strike.
Speaking on TV3 New Day, Richmond Rockson stated, “Per our briefing from GRIDCo, preliminary investigations revealed that the widespread power outage was caused by a lightning strike. We await further briefing from them”.
Some netizens reacting to the development stated, “If after 60+ years as a country, our National grid is still so vulnerable, then I’m sorry we need to sit up. The lights going off for over 18 hours yesterday is just as much a national security issue as it is about anything else!”.
One X user added, “If one lightning strike can plunge large parts of the country into darkness, then Ghana’s power infrastructure clearly needs stronger protection. This should be a wake-up call, not just an explanation”.
His comment follows reports that large parts of Ghana have been plunged into darkness early Wednesday following a widespread power outage (dumsor) at around 3 am.
In Accra, affected communities included Oyarifa, Adenta, Madina, Legon, Nungua, Tesano, Adabraka, Weija and Dansoman; Kasoa and nearby towns were similarly affected, leaving many households without power.
Reports suggested that in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, Aburi in the Eastern Region, parts of the Central Region and Northern Region also reported power outages from about 3:00 am on Wednesday.
The cause of the disruption remains unclear, as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) are yet to issue an official explanation.
Meanwhile, Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has begun restoration efforts after a power system disturbance affected the National Interconnected Transmission System.
GRIDCo disclosed that the incident occurred at about 3:11 a.m. and resulted in the simultaneous tripping of some generating plants across the national power system.
They disclosed that engineers and system operators have activated established restoration procedures to return power to affected customers.
“GRIDCo has activated its established system restoration procedures. Our engineers and system operators are working continuously, in close collaboration with power sector stakeholders, to restore power within the shortest time possible without compromising safety.”
“At the same time, a comprehensive technical investigation has commenced to determine the precise cause of this system event.”
“GRIDCo sincerely apologises for the inconvenience and appreciates the patience and understanding of the public during this period.”
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“Per our briefing from GRIDCo,preliminary investigations revealed that the widespread power outage was caused by a lightening strike. We await further briefing from them” – Richmond Rockson. Head of Comms, Ministry of Energy and Green Transition#Tv3NewDay
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