The Tema Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has explained the cause of the interrupted power supply to parts of Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo areas in the Eastern Region last Saturday evening.
According to Ms Sakyiwaa Mensah, the Public Relations Officer of the Company, the cut in supply of power to the Krobo enclave was as a result of a rainstorm.
The major destruction had to do with a roof that ripped off and fell on parts of the ECG’s overhead line conductors, as well as damaging a pole in the process at Kpong junction.
“It affected one of the two main network lines that supply power to these two municipal areas. Unfortunately, our customers in Kpong Quarters, Makrosec, Nuaso (New and Old Town), Kpongunor, Abanse, Agormenya Market and Township had their power supply curtailed,” the Tema Region ECG PRO said in a release copied to The Chronicle.
On the evening of the accident, some customers migrated onto the other supply line which had not been affected, while work continued to restore the broken pole and conductors.
“Due to the extent of damage and its attendant repair works, some customers have remained off supply since the incident happened, as they could not be migrated onto the unaffected supply line,” she added.
To restore power supply to all the affected areas, Miss Sakyiwaa said the ECG Tema Region and Krobo District were working assiduously to fix the problem “and it is hoped that all repair works will be completed immediately.”
The Company cautioned the public to be careful, as the rainy season approaches, which could have some storms as well.
Lastly, it urged landlords to ensure the integrity of the roofs of their buildings to avoid such incidents and outages resulting from such incidents, as happened at Kpong on Saturday.
