Since Thursday, 23rd April 2026 we have been in Phase 1 - ‘The Emergency Restoration Phase - of efforts to bring the Akosombo plant into operation. This is the phase where, we used an improvised connection philosophy to quickly bring up the Akosombo Units, as well as transmission lines at Akosombo. I'm glad to say
The President of the Republic, John Mahama, the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Jinapor, and the Executive Secretary for the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, (PURC), Dr. Shafic Suleman, have commended the joint GRIDCo-VRA Engineering Teams for their efforts at restoring the generating units at the Akosombo Generating Station into service.Full restoration of
GRIDCo’s Chairlady, Kuukua Maurice Ankrah, led colleague Board Members; the Ag. Chief Executive of GRIDCo; GRIDCo Management; the GRIDCO-VRA Engineering Team, and some staff, to receive His Excellency, President John Mahama at the GRIDCo Akosombo Switchyard on Thursday 30th April 2026 Also present were the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. Hon. John Jinapor,
In a heartwarming display of praise, President John Mahama lauded a National Service Person, Miss Stephanie Baan assigned to the Akosombo Operational Area for her dedicated efforts as part of the engineering and technical team, who worked on the Akosombo restoration works. As part of his regular check in with the Joint GRIDCo-VRA Team,
On Thursday 23rd April, 2026, a fire incident occurred at the GRIDCo Akosombo Switchyard, which affected power supply. Following the incident GRIDCo and VRA formed a joint technical team to agree on a restoration plan to bring the Akosombo Generation Units back on stream to supply reliable power. Following the incident, the Minister for
A delegation from Newmont comprising executives from Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd. and Newmont’s Corporate Office in the USA, paid a familiarisation visit to GRIDCo’s Management. Ing. Vincent Boachie, Director, Technical Services Department (TSD), chaired the meeting on behalf of the Chief Executive (CE), [who was out of the jurisdiction] welcomed the delegation. Ing. Hussaini Adams,
The Ghana Grid Company LTD. recently held a technical sub-committee meeting with the Ivorian power system utility to discuss issues relating to the operation of the electrical interconnection between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, analyse problems and make recommendations for solution. The Ghana party comprised GRIDCo and the Volta River Authority (VRA), whilst their Ivorian counterparts
As part of GRIDCo’s stakeholder engagement efforts aimed at strengthening relations with key traditional authorities within the Company’s operational areas, the Board of GRIDCo paid a courtesy call on His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse, at his Palace in Accra. The delegation, led by the Board Chairlady, Kuukua Maurice
A group of Electrical Engineering students from the Regional Maritime University (RMU) recently undertook an educational visit to two (2) of GRIDCo’s key installations, namely; the Kasoa and Pokuase Bulk Supply Points (BSP) to gain practical insight into the operation of Ghana’s Power Transmission Network.The visit was led by Ing. Ben Smith, Principal Technician Engineer,
Engagements with GRIDCo’s internal stakeholders, [namely; staff of the various departments] on Ghana’s wholesale electricity market (GWEM) goes ongoing. At the meeting with the host department driving the GWEM engagements, i.e. the System Operations Department, the Director, Ing. Hussaini Adams opened the session underscoring the importance of the GWEM saying “The System Operations Department (SOD)
