ECG blames power outages in parts of Accra to flooding at seven substations

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed the power outages being experienced in parts of Accra to the flooding of seven substations after the rains on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

ECG in a press release on Thursday, May 2, indicated that the substations which included Burma Camp L, Station H -Dzorwulu, Gbawe, and four others, got flooded after the heavy downpour.

ECG added that there is an ongoing collaboration with the Ghana Fire Service to “drain all flooded primary substations to ensure a swift restoration of power supply.”

The Electricity Company of Ghana wishes to inform our cherished customers and the general public that the interruption in service being experienced in parts of Accra is due to the rainstorm that hit the Greater Accra Region on Wednesday, 1st May, 2024, which has flooded the following primary substations:

ECG and the Ghana Fire Service are working together to drain all flooded primary substations to ensure a swift restoration of power supply.

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