ECG launches major vegetation clearance drive to cut power outages in Ashanti Region
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has begun an intensive tree-pruning and right-of-way-clearing exercise as part of efforts to reduce power outages during the rainy season across the Ashanti Region. Kofi Apau Ohenese said that falling branches and encroaching vegetation remain major causes of feeder trips, voltage fluctuations, and equipment damage. To accelerate the exercise, ECG has started paying arrears owed to contractors responsible for vegetation control and tree cutting.
At least six firms have been engaged for the project, with work currently ongoing along the Akyawkrom-Kuntenase-Bekwai, Anwomaso-Achiase, and Akyawkrom-Effiduase-Kumawu corridors. James M. Yevunya said about 75 per cent of the work has already been completed ahead of the June deadline. Some industrial users in the region have welcomed the intervention.
ECG expects the exercise to significantly reduce vegetation-related faults, improve voltage stability and lower emergency repair costs across the region.
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ECG has launched a vegetation clearing exercise in the Ashanti Region. The initiative aims to tackle electricity disruptions, but overgrown vegetation poses a significant challenge - especially as the rainy season approaches.
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