The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has shut down its substation in Sogakope in the Volta Region following flooding of the facility.
According to GRIDCo, it has undertaken the emergency shutdown “for safety reasons to mitigate the risk of electrocution, loss of life, and related dangers”.
The flooding of the substation and its environs has been occasioned by the controlled spillage of the Akosombo Dam by the Volta River Authority (VRA).
The Authority last month announced plans to commence controlled spillage of not only the Akosombo Dam but also the Kpong Dam due to consistent rise of inflow pattern.
It, therefore, alerted residents along the Volta River and downstream to take the necessary precautionary measures before time.
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Already, power to residents in Sogakope and its environs has been affected.
But GRIDCo assures that “power will be restored as soon as the situation improves”.
“GRIDCo and VRA deeply regret any inconvenience caused by this exercise.”