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
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)
GRIDCo has begun a company-wide engagement to deepen Staff’s understanding of the Ghana’s Wholesale Electricity Market (GWEM), a major step in Ghana’s ongoing electricity sector reforms. The sensitisation exercise, being led by the Market Operations Section of the System Operations Department, started with the Leadership of the Staff Groups, and will continue across all Departments
Management paid a working visit to Genser Energy to familiarise themselves with the Company’s operations and ongoing projects. During the visit, the team toured the Prestea Gas Conditioning Plant (GCP), where Genser Energy is constructing a mid-stream facility designed to process up to 135 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day (mmscf/d).The visit
The Tema Area has successfully completed a major transformer upgrade at the Smelter II (SM60) Substation, enhancing capacity at the substation and strengthening supply reliability across the Tema Region.The project involved the replacement of the existing 50/66MVA transformer (60T1) with a new 120/145MVA unit, effectively more than doubling the transformer capacity at the facility. This
In the last quarter of 2025, the Techiman Area Line Maintenance Team changed critically shattered insulators along the Kintampo-Adubilyili (KP6AD) line at Gulumpe in the Bono East Region. The work was undertaken on tower number 166. The work was challenged because it was unfortunately heavily infested with bees. The presence of the bees on
The Management of Ghana Grid Company LTD. (GRIDCo) has held high-level discussions with Société Nationale d'Électricité du Burkina (SONABEL) to review power supply issues and the performance of the Ghana–Burkina Faso interconnection.The meeting, led by GRIDCo’s Chief Executive, Ing. Mark Baah, and SONABEL’s Director General, Mr. Souleymane Ouedraogo, reaffirmed the strong partnership between the two
As GRIDCo stepped into the new year, the Annual Thanksgiving Service offered a moment to pause, reflect and give thanks for the people and purpose that sustain our work. Held at the forecourt of the System Control Centre (SCC) in Tema and streamed live to all locations, the service brought Staff and leadership together in
A team of GRIDCo’s Engineers and Technician Engineers have successfully assisted Cardinal Namdini Mining in Bolgatanga to install and commission a 40MVAR Static Var Generator (SVG) at the Goldmine. Static Var Generators are advanced power electronics devices used in electrical systems to regulate voltage, by absorbing and injecting reactive current. It also improves power quality.
