{
  "id": 2342149,
  "title": "GRIDCo must come clean on causes of recurring power outages – Energy Analyst",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/gridco-must-come-clean-on-causes-of-recurring-power-outages-energy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:34:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/gridco-must-come-clean-on-causes-of-recurring-power-outages-energy-analyst/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Justice Ohene-Akoto, Director of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre, has criticized Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) for lacking transparency regarding the causes of recurring power outages in Ghana. The recent outage on August 20, 2026, affected multiple areas of the country and was initially blamed on a fault in the Akosombo–Volta transmission line. However, Ohene-Akoto doubts if GRIDCo has provided the full picture of the repeated failures in the national power system. He argues that the incident may be linked to frequency issues within the grid, an area he believes has been a contributing factor in previous outages. Ohene-Akoto stated that he had previously raised concerns about frequency during a similar total system collapse but GRIDCo attributed it to lightning instead. The Energy Minister's recent comments about frequency have only strengthened Ohene-Akoto's doubts about GRIDCo's explanations. He advocates for GRIDCo to conduct and publish detailed root-cause analyses after each major system failure, including lessons learned and measures to prevent recurrence. Ohene-Akoto also questions whether the planned ultra-modern control centre will address the underlying technical issues affecting Ghana's power system.",
  "summary": "The Director of the Africa Sustainable Energy Centre, Justice Ohene-Akoto, has accused the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) of failing to provide sufficient information about the causes of recurring power outages in the country. Mr Ohene-Akoto is calling for greater transparency from the power transmission company, particularly following another widespread outage that affected several parts of […]",
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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."
}