{
  "id": 15018402,
  "title": "Recent power outages in Ashanti Region are caused by equipment failure, cable faults – ECG explains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/recent-power-outages-in-ashanti-region-are-caused-by-equipment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:18:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/recent-power-outages-in-ashanti-region-are-caused-by-equipment-failure-cable-faults-ecg-explains/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has divulged that recent power outages in various areas of the Ashanti Region are attributed to equipment malfunctions, cable malfunctions, and ongoing infrastructure development projects spanning the transmission and sub-transmission networks. This revelation was made during a Regulatory and Reliability Performance Monitoring Meeting held at ECG's Boadi office in Kumasi on October 16, 2026. The gathering was attended by members of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) and ECG officials, including the General Manager of Ashanti Sub-Transmission, who was represented by Ing. James Mensah Yevunya, the Manager for Network Maintenance.\n\nIng. Yevunya explained that the recent power supply issues were primarily due to two current transformer (CT) incidents on the Ghana Grid Company Limited's (GRIDCo) network and a cable fault at Ridge Bulk Supply Point (BSP). He further elaborated that the ongoing infrastructure upgrade projects undertaken by both GRIDCo and ECG had imposed additional operational constraints on the system during this period. The upgrades involve GRIDCo's transition from 50/66MVA to 120/145MVA transformer capacity at Ridge BSP, and ECG's installation of new 8-way 33kV panels at Ridge to better manage the increased capacity and enhance power distribution.\n\nIng. Yevunya assured the Regulatory Commission (PURC) that ECG would expedite the implementation of these upgrades to ensure the company can fully leverage the enhanced capacity to improve electricity supply to consumers across the region. Ashanti Regional Manager of PURC, Mr. Edward Boduah Kingston, urged ECG to provide the Commission with regular updates on the progress of their infrastructure projects and operational developments to ensure the public remains well-informed about the electricity supply situation. He also called for a better-funded Public Relations office within ECG to enhance collaboration with the media and PURC, aiming to communicate technical operations and service challenges in a way that is easily understandable to consumers. Among the attendees were Ing. Nicholas Frempong, Principal Manager, Energy Services and Performance Monitoring Directorate at PURC; Mr. Edward Boduah Kingston, Ashanti Regional Manager at PURC; Ing. Enyonam Kumi, Principal Regulatory Engineer at PURC; Cecil Oduro Nyarko, Regulatory Engineer at PURC; Ing. James Mensah Yevunya, Manager for Network Maintenance at ECG; Ing. Edem Evans Agra, Manager for Substation and Switchgear Maintenance at ECG; Ing. Andrews Appiah Sam, Acting Manager, Operations at ECG; Mrs. Cynthia Abrafi Mensah, Manager HR at ECG; and Collins Manu, Head of Public Relations for Ashanti Sub-Transmission.",
  "summary": "The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says recent power outages recorded in some parts of the Ashanti Region is caused by equipment failures, cable faults and ongoing infrastructure upgrade works across the transmission and sub-transmission networks.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}