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VRA apologises to customers for
blackout
Accra, Sept. 22, Ghanadot/GNA- The Volta River Authority (VRA)
apologised to all electricity consumers and the general
public for the blackout that affected the entire country in
the afternoon of Thursday, September 20 and Friday September
21.
A press release signed by Ms. Abla Fiadjoe, Acting Director
Corporate Services of VRA, on Saturday, said, "this
unfortunate incident was due to a sudden system disturbance
which occurred as a result of the tripping of the Ghana-Cote
d`Ivoire tie-line."
It explained that the loss of the tie-line led to the
tripping of a number of transmission lines in the Western
corridor of the VRA power system.
The release indicated that "to avoid any damage to the
generating facilities, the built-in mechanism for protecting
such equipment automatically shut down all the units,
leading to the blackout at 12:06pm last Thursday."
It said normal restoration process was started and the first
generator was brought on line at Akosombo 25 minutes later
at 12:31pm, following which supply was gradually restored to
all sub-stations in the country by 5:16pm that day.
The release said "the line tripped again at 3:34pm on
Friday, leading to curtailment of supply to some parts of
the country but the line was restored later at 4:32pm."
The release said VRA`s technical team was working with their
Ivorian counterparts to resolve the problem.
It said VRA deeply regretted both incidents and trusted that
consumers would bear with the Authority as it solved such
problems.
GNA
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