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Accra to experience 15-hour power outage in some areas on Sunday as GRIDCo repairs damaged pylon
Some parts of the Greater Accra Region will experience a 15-hour power outage on Sunday, August 16, 2026, as the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) undertakes emergency works to replace a damaged transmission tower at Ashaiman.
In a statement issued on Saturday, August 15, GRIDCo said the transmission tower at Ashaiman Middle East was damaged after a fuel tanker exploded while welding work was being undertaken on its tank within the Right-of-Way (RoW) of the transmission line.
GRIDCo said its engineers and technical teams would use the outage period to replace the damaged tower and restore the integrity and reliability of the transmission line.
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