Jinapor appeals for calm after nationwide power outage, says Akosombo works will be completed next month

Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has called for calm following a nationwide power outage on Thursday morning. The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) identified the cause as a fault on the Akosombo-Volta transmission line. Speaking at an event, Jinapor explained that the latest disruption was due to a temporary solution put in place after an earlier issue affected the Akosombo transmission infrastructure.

The government selected this temporary arrangement to prevent the Akosombo plant from being offline for six months for complete rebuilding. Engineers have been maintaining the temporary system, but it remains susceptible to frequency disturbances which can lead to the plant shutting down for protection. Jinapor assured the public that power supply had largely been restored, with minor interruptions lasting one to one and a half hours in some areas.

He emphasized that this temporary measure prevented a more prolonged outage compared to the Akosombo plant being down permanently. Jinapor is confident that once the permanent control centre and infrastructure are completed next month, Ghana's power supply system will be more resilient.