Dumsor hits Tamale; load-shedding timetable to be released soon

The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) will in the coming days release a load-shedding timetable for the Tamale metropolis

According to authorities, this has become necessary due to a technical challenge at the Adubili-Yili KV substation, together with the malfunctioning of an underground cable.

Per reports from citinewsroom, power supply to certain parts of the Tamale metropolis including Lamashegu, Lamakara, Industrial Area, UDS- Dungu Campus, Chogu and others were cut off from the grid over the weekend.

 The Corporate Communications Manager at NEDCo, Maxwell Kotoka, said his outfit is working to address the technical challenges as soon as possible.

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He addressed suggestions that his outfit was not being transparent enough over the power situation.

Mr. Kotoka said scheduled power cuts are publicised as and when they are set to occur.

“We have not hidden that from them. As open as we are, management has issued statements explaining that these two difficulties will compel us to restrain the distribution of power.”

But he noted that “right from the beginning, we are unable to tell in very clear terms how much load we will have shed at what time.”

“So we have appealed to them to allow us to do some experiments to see how much we can give at any given time,” Mr. Kotoka added.