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Tema ECG replaces obsolete equipment
at 15 million dollars
Tema, Jan. 27, GNA- The Tema Regional Directorate of the
Electricity Company of Ghana is replacing its obsolete
equipment at the cost of 15 million US dollars to curb the
intermittent power outage experienced in the City.
Addressing a Press Conference in Tema, the Regional
Director, Dr Nicholas Smart-Yeboah said the amount is
generated from the company's own internally generated funds.
He said it is expected that work on the rehabilitation of
the equipment would be completed in August this year to
enable customers enjoy uninterrupted power supply.
He said the company has been compelled to operate with the
obsolete machines, which became unpredictable.
He however gave the assurance that efforts are being made to
work around the clock to get the situation back to normalcy.
According to him, some of the equipment have arrived and
being cleared at the Tema Harbour and that soon work would
commence on the rehabilitation the projects.
Dr Smart-Yeboah indicated that the Company is also procuring
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, a facility used to
detect major fault on time for prompt action and also
monitor operations in the sub-stations
This would reduce the spate of fault occurrences and
minimize outages to enhance service delivery.
Earlier, the Regional Director led newsmen to inspect the
equipment at the bulk supply stations at the Fishing Harbour,
Industrial Area, Ashaiman and the Tema General Hospital.
GNA
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