Faulty Equipment Caused Blackouts - GRIDCo

The Ghana Grid Company has explained that the May 7 power outages in parts of the country were a result of a system disturbance caused by faulty equipment on the Takoradi Extension Winneba line. In a statement, it said this caused all generating plants in the Aboadze, Bui and Kpong to shut down. Plants in Tema were also forced to

shut down, with the exception of Kpone Thermal Power Plant. This caused forced outages within the coastal corridor of the National Grid which led to power supply interruptions also in some parts of the Greater Accra, Western/Central, the Middle and the Northern parts of the country, the statement said.