Following the Energy and Green Transition Minister’s visit to the Ashaiman site, where GRIDCo engineers are working to restore the damaged transmission tower, the Minister has given encroachers a one-month notice to evacuate GRIDCo’s Right-of -Way (RoW).A nationwide public awareness campaign will now precede the evacuation exercise, to remind communities of the dangers of encroachment
The Ghana Grid Company LTD. (GRIDCo) has reported a strong financial and operational performance for 2025, while cautioning that rapidly growing electricity demand will require a more sustainable funding model for the transmission network. The Company disclosed the results at its 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM), which brought together Government Representatives, the Board, Management,
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Hon. Dr. John Jinapor, the Chief Executive of GRIDCo, Ing. Frank Otchere and the Deputy Managing Director of ECG, Ing. David Asamoah has collectively handed over the site for the construction of a 161/35kV Substation at Ho and for the upgrade of the 45km transmission line infrastructure
A team of GRIDCo Engineers and Technicians have successfully completed the replacement of a transmission tower located at Ashaiman which is part of the 161kV Tema to Achimota double circuit transmission line.The work, which was completed in record time on Sunday 23rd August 2026 at 11am became necessary after a tanker exploded while it was
The 60th Annual General Meeting of the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA) gave delegates more than a platform for discussions. It also took them behind the scenes of Ghana’s power transmission system. As part of the meeting, a delegation of African and European utility professionals visited GRIDCo’s operational facilities in Tema to see
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, and his Deputy, Honourable Richard Gyan-Mensah, have inspected emergency restoration works on the Ashaiman section of the Tema-Achimota 161kV double-circuit transmission lines. The visit followed damage to one of the transmission towers caused by a tanker explosion beneath the lines.On Friday, 10 July 2026,
As part of efforts to strengthen environmental sustainability practices within the Company, GRIDCo is set to commence the implementation of a Green Office Initiative focused on waste segregation and responsible waste disposal at the workplace.The initiative seeks to promote environmentally responsible workplace practices while enhancing awareness on sustainability among staff.Under the initiative, designated waste segregation
The Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA) marked its 60th Annual General Meeting in Accra, Ghana, at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel. The milestone event was jointly hosted by five leading institutions in Ghana’s power sector, with GRIDCo standing out as one of the principal sponsors and key contributors to its success.This year’s AGM brought
Phase Two of the Akosombo Switchyard Restoration Project is steadily progressing, with teams installing additional control cables between the switchyard and the Akosombo Generating Station.As part of the works, control cables of various sizes have been laid through designated cable trenches, linking key switchyard bays and plant units, including A4G/1T4, A1AA/1T1 and A2AE/1T2.Additional cables have
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, has engaged the media in Kumasi on the Ahodwo to Anwomaso (K1-K2)161kV Transmission Line upgrade works. Prior to the engagement, the Chief Executive of GRIDCo, Ing. Frank Otchere briefed Dr. Jinapor on the progress of the transmission line upgrade works and the transformer capacity
