Thieves Vandalise Newly Installed ECG Transformer At Dunyo

Thieves have stolen some parts of a new transformer installed by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to serve residents of the Dunyo, a suburb of the Ga West Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region. The 200KVA pole-mounted transformer was installed to relieve the existing overloaded transformer, which also

serves residents of the Dunyo community. This was in response to complaints by residents of the arena about frequent low voltage and power fluctuation during peak hours of the day. Speaking to Journalists, the ECG Accra West Regional Engineer, Ing. Emmanuel Ankrah, noted that after mounting the transformer unit, the

Company needed to conduct some pre-commissioning tests before connecting to the grid. “Before we could complete the tests, some thieves, in cover of darkness, dropped the transformer from the poles, vandalized it and stole the copper windings in the transformer, he said. He said the stimated cost of 200KVA transformer

is about Ghc39,000. Ing. Ankrah bemoaned the theft and pleaded with Ghanaians to also report anyone who interferes with any of ECG's installations. Meanwhile, ECG has reported the incident to the Pokuase police station.