Engineers begin phased restoration of Akosombo power units after substation fire
Engineers are working to restore at least one generating unit within the next 24 hours after a fire swept through the facility's substation switchyard at the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam. Richmond Rockson, Spokesperson for the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, disclosed this to Joy News on Top Story.
The fire damaged a transmission system with a capacity of about 720 megawatts, representing nearly 70 per cent of the power transmission capacity linked to the Akosombo Dam. Rockson said, "the engineers are working to restore 1,000 megawatts, which is very significant in the scheme of things." The incident occurred at about 2:01 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, according to the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo). GRIDCo confirmed that emergency response teams were immediately dispatched to contain the fire and assess the damage. All operational units at the dam were shut down on Thursday evening to protect equipment and personnel.
Rockson explained that once the first of Akosombo's six generating units is brought back online, engineers would use the same recovery process to restore the remaining units one after another. The process would begin immediately after the first unit is successfully restarted.
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Engineers are working to restore power generating units at the Akosombo Hydroelectric Dam after a fire incident. The incident has disrupted power transmission - but the full impact is yet to be seen.
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