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GRIDCo Staff Participate in Ghana’s 2026 May Day Celebration in Koforidua

By |2026-05-16T15:18:19+00:00May 11th, 2026|News|

Staff of the Ghana Grid Company LTD. (GRIDCo) joined thousands of workers across the country to commemorate the 2026 May Day Celebration, held in Koforidua in the Eastern Region regardless of the challenging period triggered by the Akosombo Switchyard fire outbreak, where GRIDCo Engineers were working round the clock to restore power fully.The National Event,

CONGRATULATIONS! GRIDCo Restores Transmission from the Akosombo Generating Station

By |2026-05-14T09:33:36+00:00May 4th, 2026|News|

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

President Mahama Commends GRIDCo-VRA Engineering Team

By |2026-05-14T09:23:35+00:00May 4th, 2026|News|

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

Board Chairlady leads GRIDCo to receive President John Mahama at GRIDCo Akosombo Switch Yard

By |2026-05-14T09:15:22+00:00May 4th, 2026|News|

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,

Work Ongoing to Restore Power; Akosombo Switchyard Fire Incident

By |2026-05-13T09:21:17+00:00April 30th, 2026|News|

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

Newmont Pays a Familiarisation Visit to GRIDCo Head Office

By |2026-05-11T10:23:36+00:00April 27th, 2026|News|

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,

GRIDCo-VRA and CIE-CI-Energies Hold Technical Sub-Committee Meeting

By |2026-04-23T20:09:42+00:00April 13th, 2026|News|

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

GRIDCo Board Pays a Courtesy Call on the Ga Mantse

By |2026-05-13T09:20:40+00:00April 8th, 2026|News|

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

RMU Electrical Engineering Students Tour Kasoa and Pokuase BSPs

By |2026-04-22T08:27:08+00:00March 24th, 2026|News|

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,

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