A collaboration between the Tamale Operational Area, (NND), and the Accra Operational Area, (SND), has revived and energised the 50MVAR STATCOM, (Advanced SVC), at Kasoa Substation. The team, led by Ing. Nelson Awotwe, Principal Protection and Control Engineer of the Tamale Area, emphasised the need for constant collaboration between Departments and Operational Areas to harness
A delegation from the National Investment Bank, (NIB), led by Dr. Doli-Wura Zakaria, the Managing Director (MD) paid a courtesy call on the Ag. Chief Executive and some Management Members. GRIDCo already has a positive and active relationship with the NIB, which provides some financial services for staff. However, the MD, Dr. Zakaria explained
Safety Coordinators recently met to deliberate on ways to improve the safety culture in the Company. The meeting, held in Kumasi, saw a gathering of all Safety Coordinators from both Operational and Non-Operational Areas.Mr. Joseph Amo Enin, Chief Technician Engineer in the Technical Services Department urged Safety Coordinators to find effective ways to encourage staff
GRIDCo successfully hosted the Ghana–Côte D’Ivoire Interconnection Sub-Committee (TSC) meeting at its Head Office in Tema, marking the first gathering since the last session held in 2022 in Yamoussoukro.Opening the meeting on behalf of the Ag. Chief Executive, Mr. Frank Otchere, Acting Deputy Chief Executive (Ag. DCE), warmly welcomed the Ivorian delegation. He drew on
GRIDCo has donated items to the ‘Save Them Young Orphanage’ at Golf City, in Tema. This annual show of goodwill to the Orphanage is part of GRIDCo’s Corporate Social Responsibility’s (CSR) commitment, reflecting one of its core values - CARE.The donation, valued at Twenty-one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-one Ghana Cedis (GHc21, 731.00) was presented
GRIDCo’s Acting Director of Human Resources (Ag. DHR), who also serves as the President of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), along with the GRIDCo Audit Team, led by the Internal Audit (IA) Director, Mr. Richard Ntim, participated in the 2025 IIA Annual Conference.The IIA Ghana commenced its 2025 Annual Conference on Monday 14th April,
Reconstruction works on GRIDCo’s 161kV Akwatia - New Obuasi Transmission Line (Q1NB) have been completed. The project was undertaken to replace a damaged tower near Obuasi, caused by the activities of unidentified illegal chainsaw operators.On March 17, 2025, the Q1NB Line became faulty, when a tree outside the Right of Way (RoW) fell on it,
The Acting Chief Executive, Ing. Mark Baah, accompanied by the Deputy Chief Executive, Ing. Frank Otchere, and some Management Staff, connected with staff of the Kumasi Operational Area, while on a working visit to the Ashanti Region. The delegation was warmly received at a staff durbar at the Kumasi Operational Area, which was moderated by
The Chief of Kpone Traditional Area, Nii Tetteh Otu II, and his Traditional Council paid a courtesy call on the Ag. Chief Executive, Ing. Mark Baah. The visit was mainly to congratulate Ing. Baah on his appointment as the Acting CE. Additionally, the visit formed part of what the Traditional Council termed “periodic checks on
A group of Engineers from the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) has toured the Volta and smelter II substations in Tema. The tour was part of the GhIE’s planned activities for its 55th Annual General Meeting (AGM), Conference and Exhibition. The visit provided the visiting engineers comprehensive knowledge of the National Interconnected Transmission System (NITS),