As a follow-up to the recent Management Team’s visits to some GRIDCo project sites in the Upper East and Bono Regions, we present an update on two (2) Substations and Transmission Line projects, which GRIDCo is executing in the Kumasi Operational Area in the Ashanti Region. GRIDCo’s 161kV Konongo-Kumasi (J2K) Transmission Line project, which
Mr. John Boadu, the recently appointed Director General of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) paid a working visit to GRIDCo on Friday, March 22, 2024. Ing. Mark Baah, Director, Corporate Strategy Department & Advisor to the Chief Executive on the Implementation of the Ghana Wholesale Electricity Market (GWEM), welcomed Mr. Boadu on
The Northern Network Department (NND) and the Operational Team at the Anwomaso Substation, Kumasi, hosted some two hundred and eighty (280) second year Electrical/Electronic Engineering students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) at the transmission facility, earlier in the month of March 2024.The students, who toured both the 161 and the
During Management’s recent tours of GRIDCo’s Operational Areas, they took some time off to undertake site visits to apprise themselves of the progress of works on some ongoing Substation and Transmission Line Projects. The Substation and Transmission Line projects of interest are:• Construction of 161kV HV Powerline and Substation; Newmont Ahafo North, Bono Region. •
GRIDCo’s Chairman Amb. Kabral Blay-Amihere undertook an informal meet-and-greet session, with staff of the Tema Operational Area during a health screening session on Monday 4th March, 2024. The Board Chairman was accompanied by Company Secretary, Ama Haywood-Dadzie while Director, Corporate Strategy, Mark Baah was in attendance.
It was a wonderful celebration of female professionals and womanhood at the 2024 International Women’s Day event, organised by the GRIDCo Ladies Association (GRIDLASS) for all female staff of the Company.In attendance were Director, Technical Services, Ing. Bernard Gyan who chaired the event; a Patron of GRIDLASS, Director, Human Resources, Ms. Florence Agyei, as well
On September 27, 2023, in Prestea, Western Region, a significant event unfolded, leaving a lasting impression on the community. The Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCo) 2022/23 batch of National Service Personnel (NSP), supported by the Company, proudly commissioned the Prestea Spring Water Project.The Prestea Spring Water Project offers some solution to the water challenges the
Ahead of the commencement of the 2023 Annual Safety Celebration, The Weekly Transmitter (TWT), GRIDCo’s weekly newsletter, caught up with the Manager of Health & Safety, Mr. Eric Koduah (EK) for brief interview, as below; TWT: The 2023 Safety Week is upon us. What is going to be unique about this year’s celebrations? EK:
The Bolga Area Office hosted a delegation from SONABEL on 19th September 2023 to inspect the completion of works on the 82T3 transformer, which has since been installed and energised at the Nayagnia Sub-Station.The journey towards this achievement commenced with the meticulous assembly of essential components for the restoration process, including radiators, cooling fans, and
A delegation representing SONABEL - the National Electricity Company of Burkina Faso - led by its Director General, Ouedraogo Souleymane, engaged in discussions with GRIDCo's Management regarding power exports to Burkina. This meeting, which took place on September 22, 2023, also provided an opportunity for SONABEL to express its gratitude to GRIDCo for facilitating the
