Last week, the Chief Executive and Management of GRIDCo spent time with the Kumasi and Techiman Operational Areas.The engagement with the Kumasi Area coincided with a visit by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei-Mensah who was also on a tour of key entities in Kumasi. The Regional Minister reassured GRIDCo staff of his support
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), Monsieur Kocou Laurent Rodrigue Tossou, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Ing. Ebenezer Kofi Essienyi have held discussions on the approval processes for the ECOWAS Regional Transmission Tariff. The approval of the tariff will enable stakeholders in the power transmission
It was a very lively session, when the Chief Executive and his team touched down in the Akosombo Area for its annual series of GRIDCo Area Tours at the start of the year. For two hours, Akosombo Area staff put forward issues of pertinence, such as staffing, resources and rewards, which require attention for the
On January 9, 2023, GRIDCo successfully held a Kick-Off Meeting with Hitachi Energy Switzerland Limited for the Telecommunications Component of the project to upgrade the Corporate SCADA Network Manager System and Telecommunication Network for GRIDCo.The Project duration will be for twelve (12) months, and will be managed by the relevant GRIDCo Stakeholder Departments. Upon completion,
A Capacity Market Implementation Plan Working Group (WG) has been constituted and inaugurated. The move is part of actions for the operationalisation of the Ghana Wholesale Electricity Market required by Ghana’s Electricity Regulation, which entails developing: an Energy Market; a Capacity Market and an Ancillary Services Market.However, GRIDCo has decided to initiate action to make
The Board and Management have on behalf of the Ghana Grid Company Limited, honoured His Excellency, Former President John Agyekum Kufuor for his role in the creation of GRIDCo 15 Years ago. In December 2022, a delegation led by GRIDCo Board Chairman, Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere, paid a courtesy call on the former President as he
The Lines and Telecommunications Maintenance team at Takoradi Area have successfully completed refurbishment work on the series of broken Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) Strands and rusted bolts on the first tower on Aboadze-Tarkwa (TT5R) transmission lines due to rust. An optical ground wire (OPGW) is a type of cable that is used in overhead power
The Accra Area of GRIDCo played host to a five-man delegation, who are from West Japan Engineering Consultants Inc. (West JEC) – the firm responsible for the design and supervision of construction of the Accra Central Substation BSP - for a working visit.The engineering team from West JEC, who was in town for project meetings
A Joint Technical Committee comprising representatives from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Volta River Authority (VRA), Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso (SONABEL) from Burkina and Compagnie Ivoirenne d’Electricite (CIE) from Cote d’Ivoire, held a week-long meeting in Ghana. The five-day meeting took place in Tema, from Monday, December 12 to Friday December 16, 2022.Discussions
GRIDCo and German Development Bank Kfw are set to finalise financing support for construction of a 330kV Transmission line from Accra to Kumasi.The €116 MILLION supplemental facility agreement will be signed by the Minster of Finance once parliamentary approval is secured. The Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCo, Ing. Ebenezer Kofi Essienyi initialled an agreement for
