The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) held its 55th Engineering Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference from Monday 24th March to 28th March 2025, in Accra. The theme for the conference was, “Urbanisation and Smart Cities: Engineering, the Future of Ghana Cities”. The Opening ceremony attracted Engineering Practitioners from Ghana, some African countries
A delegation from GRIDCo’s Land Management Department (LMD), led by Director, Ing. Bismark Anane, recently met with the Bono Regional Minister, Hon. Joseph Addae Akwaboa and his team in Sunyani to discuss critical issues concerning encroachment of GRIDCo’s electricity transmission line Right of Way (RoW) within the Sunyani Metropolis and its environs. In his opening
In a famous 1963 song by Andy Williams, Christmas, now generally termed the ‘yuletide’ or ‘festive season’ is described as the ‘most wonderful time of the year’. It can be a joyful time, but it’s also notorious for putting a strain on your wallet. For some, January, often described as ‘the longest month’ of the
In compliance with its statutory obligation as a state enterprise, the Ghana Grid Company LTD. (GRIDCo), on Wednesday, 11th December 2024, successfully held its 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Accra City Hotel. The event brought together the Company’s esteemed Board Members, Management, the Minister for Public Enterprises, Hon. Joseph Cudjoe (MP), the States
Six (6) GRIDCo Staff attained the enviable milestone of 30 Years of Service. The Board, Management and colleagues acknowledge their contribution to the growth of GRIDCo. We extend warm congratulations to Mr. Kwabena Dapaah-Afriyie, Manager, HR Department and Madam Joyce Ahlijah, Procurement for their tenacity and hard work which has kept them in the VRA/GRIDCo
One hundred and seventy-five (175) GRIDCo Staff have received awards of recognition for their Long Service to the Company. The elegant event held on Thursday, 5th December, 2024 honoured staff for their commitment and dedication to GRIDCo.The event hosted by GRIDCo HR attracted not just the awardees, but their families, Board Members, Management and Staff
Staff of the Telecoms Network Operations Sections in the Southern Network Department (SND) and Northern Network Department (NND) participated in a Telecommunications Workshop, facilitated by consultants from Hitachi Energy Limited. The two-day workshop centered on network modernisation and optimisation of GRIDCo’s 10G backbone and the Proof of Concept (PoC) for the Teleprotection via MPLS-TP.The workshop
A section of GRIDCo’s Management welcomed a delegation from the UK Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), led by Ms. Liz Patterson, Deputy Director and Head of Infrastructure. The field visit, initiated by the FCDO, aimed to acknowledge GRIDCo’s pivotal role in integrating Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) into Ghana’s energy mix, in partnership with the
On November 14, 2024, the Director, Land Management Department (LMD) hosted about forty (40) vegetation management contractors at the Akroma Plaza Hotel in Takoradi as part of its interactions with key external stakeholders of the department. The conference, which was dubbed “Right-of-Way Vegetation Management with Contractors” brought together active bush clearing contractors and key internal
The Bolgatanga Area emerged the overall best for the Work Area Safety Committee (WASACO), Operational Area category, while the Audit Department bagged the overall best for the Non-Operational category.The major highlight of this year’s Corporate Safety Durbar and Awards programme, held on 15th November 2024 at the Takoradi Area Office, was the recognition and awards
