{
  "id": 2108726,
  "title": "GRIDCo Explains Nationwide Power Outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/gridco-explains-nationwide-power-outage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:23:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/gridco-explains-nationwide-power-outage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ghana was plunged into widespread power outages early Thursday after a major fault on the Akosombo-Volta transmission line triggered the automatic shutdown of generating units and some thermal power plants. The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), in a statement issued on Thursday, August 20, 2026, said the fault occurred at about 4:30 a.m., resulting in […] The post GRIDCo Explains Nationwide…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}