You stole our cables so we will take time to restore power to you – ECG to Krobo residents
The Krobo enclave getting back on the national grid could take longer than expected as the Electricity Company of Ghana could not give an exact timeline as components of their transformers in the substations within the enclave had been tampered with.
Upon assessment by engineers, 81 out of a total of 147 substations have earth cables, fuses and other components of their transformers cut and stolen by unknown persons.
Meanwhile, Madam Sakyiwaa Mensah Public Relations Officer of ECG Tema Region, answered questions regarding the ongoing technical assessment and monitoring of ECG’s installations by engineers to mark the commencement of processes to restore power to all communities in the Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo municipalities after a feud with the ECG left them without electricity for almost three weeks.
With the case at hand the, PRO revealed that the stolen parts and components would have to be replaced before power is brought back into the community.
“It’s critical to know that quite a number of the F-cables and fuses have been stolen from the transformers. Some unauthorised persons have also connected some aspects of the transformers on their own. We cannot exactly tell when we will fix these technical issues.”
“But until they are fixed, we cannot restore the power,” she explained.
