ECG upgrades infrastructure, assures reliable, stable power supply

Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is upgrading its infrastructure as demand for electricity increases due to rapid population growth and socio-economic activity. The exercise includes the replacement and upgrading of 12 power transformers across six primary substations at Adenta, La, Teshie-Nungua, Nmai-Dzor, Baatsonaa, and Lashibi. According to officials, more than 200 million Ghana Cedis have been sunk into the ongoing ECG-funded transformer replacement and upgrade exercise.

Francis Kofi Atsyatsya, General Manager of ECG Sub-Transmission, Accra, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview that "This intervention will significantly improve load-handling capability and reduce system overloads in these fast-growing communities." Mr. Atsyatsya said as part of the project, the transformers would be upgraded from 20/26 MVA to 30/39 MVA, adding that the agenda was to improve the load-handling capability while reducing system overloads. The Energy Commission's 2025 Energy Outlook for Ghana projected electricity consumption for 2025 was estimated at 25,836 gigawatt hours (GWh), representing a 4.7 per cent increase from the expected consumption in 2024. The projected total electricity consumption for 2024 was expected to be 24,688 GWh, representing a 4.8 per cent increase over 2023 consumption of 23,551 GWh.

Dr. Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku, Acting Director of Communications, ECG, noted that the ongoing upgrading exercise would involve brief planned power outages in the affected areas. Dr. Ayiku said "ECG assures customers that every effort will be made to minimise the duration