Dumsor in Kumasi to last till December - ECG Boss

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Mr Kwame Agyeman-Budu says the power outages at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region could continue till the end of the year 

He said the current situation at Kumasi would have been resolved by the company by the December.

He noted that the situation being experienced by a section of residents in Kumasi and its environs was due to system challenges and not generation problems.

Throwing more light on the issue when addressing the media in Kumasi,  Mr Agyeman-Budu said the overload on its Ridge Bulk Supply Point (BSP) always caused the system to fail especially during peak hours.

Aside from them, he said due to the long distance of the region from the production point, there was always a drop in voltage and the issue “is compounded during peak hours.“

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He said government was currently building a 330 KV line from Anwomanso to northern Ghana where power would be transmitted directly to the northern part of the country and thus take off the load on the Ridge BSP.

The line connecting Kumasi up to Bolgatanga has been divided into three lots with the Lot One being Anwomanso to Kintampo, Lot Two being Kintampo to Tamale and Lot Three, from Tamale to Bolgatanga.

Currently, works on Lots Two and Three have been completed leaving Lot One which is still under construction.

However, he said the company was unable to provide a timetable for the power outage as there was no planned programme to take off power.

“We take off power as and when GRIDCo reduces power supply to us so as at now, we cannot tell when and where will go off at a particular time”, he said as quoted by the "Graphic Online".