{"id":158771,"date":"2024-03-05T10:19:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T10:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/05\/faulty-equipment-at-gridco-mallam-substation-caused-sunday-dumsor\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T10:19:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T10:19:40","slug":"faulty-equipment-at-gridco-mallam-substation-caused-sunday-dumsor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/05\/faulty-equipment-at-gridco-mallam-substation-caused-sunday-dumsor\/","title":{"rendered":"Faulty Equipment At GRIDCo Mallam Substation Caused Sunday &#8216;Dumsor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCo) has announced that the power cut that affected several areas in the western part of Accra, Winneba, and Takoradi on Sunday, March 3, was due to faulty equipment at its Mallam substation.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by GRIDCo\u2019s Corporate Communications Manager, Dzifa Bampoh, the company acknowledged the inconvenience caused by the power outage and assured the public that its engineers have already begun power restoration. The statement also mentioned that the engineers are working tirelessly to restore supply to the rest of the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the fault on the equipment at the Mallam substation occurred at 20:38hr on March 3, resulting in the interruption of power supply to customers in the mentioned areas. GRIDCo\u2019s engineers have swiftly isolated the faulty equipment for further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Restoration of power supply to the affected customers started immediately, and as of 22:30hr, most of the affected customers had their power restored. However, for the areas still without power supply, the engineers are working hard to fix the faulty equipment to restore full power supply.<\/p>\n<p>GRIDCo deeply regrets the inconvenience caused by the power supply interruption and sincerely apologizes to all those affected. The company is committed to resolving the issue as quickly as possible to minimize further disruption.<\/p>\n<p>GRIDCo assures the public that it will continue to provide updates regarding the progress of power restoration in the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Vincent Kubi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The Ghana Grid Company LTD (GRIDCo) has announced that the power cut that affected several areas in the western part of Accra, Winneba, and Takoradi on Sunday, March 3, was due to faulty equipment at its Mallam substation. 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