Why is Ashanti Region in Darkness?
For the past two weeks, Kumasi and its environs have been experiencing load shedding every evening between 6pm and 12midnight. Why?
My sources at ECG tell me the problem is coming from the GRIDCo 161 kV transmission lines taking power to the Ashanti Region.
If this is truly the reason, why is GRIDCo not informing the good people of the Region?
GRIDco has always had a habit of not informing the population about challenges they are having that affect our daily lives.
They are quick to hold press conferences to talk about the lack of government investments and allowances they are not getting.
But they don’t think if there is a problem on their transmission lines and for 2 weeks it has not been resolved a press conference or press release to the people of Ashanti Region is needed.
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There is nothing annoying than being in dark about the darkness you are in every night. For nothing at all the Minister is an MP from this Region. How do you expect him to attend funerals on Saturday when everyone is looking at him like “Hon, why are our lights off?”
Please as a matter of urgency, the Institute for Energy Policies and Research is calling on the Management of GRIDco to issue a press statement or press conference to tell Ghanaians when the load shedding in Ashanti Region will stop and also what measures are being put in place for GRIDCo to have a better PR with the people of Ghana.
