The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has attributed the cause of the nationwide outage in Ghana on Friday to a disturbance in its system.
GRIDCo said the disruption occurred on Friday, September 8, 2023, at 7 PM.
The disturbance affected parts of the country, including Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi, Tamale and other major cities.
GRIDCo said that restoration efforts commenced immediately and that three-quarters of customers received power supply as of 8 p.m.
GRIDCo apologized for the inconvenience caused and appreciated the patience of customers as they continue effort
s to restore power to all affected customers.
“The Ghana Grid Company Ltd., (GRIDCo), the “Operator” of the National Interconnected Transmission System (NITS) informs the public that a system disturbance occurred at 19:03GMT affecting parts of the country.”
“Restoration commenced immediately and three-quarters of customers received supply as of 21:00
GMT. Power restoration efforts continue as generation is restored.
