Ghana: Energy Minister Inspects Ongoing ECG Transformer Upgrade Works

Ghana: Energy Minister Inspects Ongoing ECG Transformer Upgrade Works

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has undertaken a supervisory inspection of the ongoing Transformer Upgrade Programme being implemented by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), aimed at improving power reliability across the country.

Energy Minister inspects ongoing ECG transformer upgrade works

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has undertaken a supervisory inspection of the ongoing Transformer Upgrade Programme being implemented by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), aimed at improving power reliability across the country. The inspection, which took place on Tuesday at the Nmai Dzorn ECG Substation in Accra, formed part of efforts to monitor progress of the nationwide exercise to replace obsolete…

Jinapor cites years of underinvestment as cause of dumsor, announces 2,500 transformers for Accra and Kumasi

Energy and Green Transition Minister Dr John Abdulai Jinapor has attributed the recent pockets of power outages in Accra and Kumasi to years of underinvestment and poor maintenance in Ghana’s electricity distribution network. In a statement, the Minister said a technical assessment showed that the current challenges stem from “longstanding underinvestment” marked by poor planning, inadequate maintenance, and weak infrastructure expansion over se…