Also known as: Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) · Ghana Grid Company · Ghana Grid Company Limited · Ghana Grid Company Ltd
GRIDCo — Ghana's high-voltage transmission network operator, managing infrastructure vulnerabilities amid recent power outages and encroachment threats.
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Joy Online
… According to him, although the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) indicated that the report had been submitted to the Energy Minister, members of the committee have not received a copy. …
Energy Committee yet to receive July 29 blackout report – Adomako-MensahJoy Online
… Mr Rockson also addressed a power disruption recorded earlier on Thursday, saying engineers moved quickly to restore electricity across the country. “The good thing is that the GRIDCo engineers, together with power sector players, took steps. …
‘Bear with the system’ – Energy Ministry says temporary power control room to be ready by SeptemberJoy Online
… According to the Afigya Kwabre North MP, he expects the Energy Committee to invite GRIDCo and the Energy Minister to appear before it when Parliament reconvenes on Monday, August 24, for urgent legislative business. …
Two nationwide blackouts in a space of a month ‘cause for worry’ – Adomako-MensahJoy Online
The Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, is calling for the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Energy Minister to appear before Parliament to explain the recurring nationwide power outages. …
Parliament must summon GRIDCo, Energy Minister over recurring blackouts – Adomako-MensahJoy Online
… According to the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), the latest outage was triggered by a major fault on the Akosombo–Volta transmission line. …
Temporary control room leaves Ghana’s power system vulnerable — Energy MinistryJoy Online
… His comments follow Thursday morning’s widespread power outage, which the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) attributed to a fault on the Akosombo–Volta transmission line. …
IES demands stronger safeguards amid temporary Akosombo power arrangementJoy Online
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) is calling on the government and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) to release the findings of the technical investigation into the nationwide power outage recorded on July 29, 2026. …
IES demands release of July 29 blackout report after latest nationwide outageJoy Online
… His comments follow two major power disruptions recorded within the past few weeks, with the latest outage attributed by GRIDCo to a fault around the Akosombo transmission line. …
ECG’s GH¢200m upgrade spending must translate into reliable power – IESJoy Online
… The latest disruption, meanwhile, has been attributed by GRIDCo to a fault around the Akosombo transmission line. …
‘We need to investigate the ‘system’—IES calls for probe into recent blackoutsJoy Online
… The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) attributed the disruption to a fault on the Akosombo-Volta transmission line. …
Jinapor appeals for calm after nationwide power outage, says Akosombo works will be completed next monthTen state-owned enterprises collectively recorded a net loss of GH¢8.8 billion in 2024, about 1.0% of GDP, with the Electricity Company of Ghana accounting for 85% of those losses. The IMF attributed the losses mainly to high financing costs, which reached GH¢9.4 billion—nearly six times the earnings before interest and tax.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ten state-owned enterprises collectively recorded a net loss of GH¢8.8 billion in 2024, about 1.0% of GDP, with the Electricity Company of Ghana accounting for 85% of those losses. The IMF attributed the losses mainly to high financing costs, which reached GH¢9.4 billion—nearly six times the earnings before interest and tax.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that the Chief Justice's visits to state-owned enterprises to assess their performance fall outside his constitutional remit, which limits him to heading the Judiciary and presiding over the Supreme Court, and constitute an unconstitutional blurring of separation of powers.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Nana Osei Yaw Frimpong II, Kumasi Nhyiaesohene, has committed the traditional authority's support to the Electricity Company of Ghana to curb encroachment on utility corridors and preserve land designated for electricity infrastructure. He praised ECG for improved power supply in parts of his jurisdiction and said traditional authorities must help ECG fulfil its mandate.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The chief of Nhyiaeso in Kumasi has assured the Electricity Company of Ghana of support to prevent encroachment on utility corridors and enforce right-of-way laws in his jurisdiction, inviting residents to report violations to his office.
5 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Grid Company Limited warns that illegal structures and human activities along its high-voltage transmission lines pose serious risks to lives and could disrupt electricity supply. The company cited a recent incident in Ashaiman where a tanker being welded damaged a transmission tower, causing a prolonged power outage.
3 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Grid Company Limited's operating profit dropped 89.45 per cent from GH¢955.19 million in 2024 to GH¢100.82 million in 2025, though net profit increased 89.02 per cent to GH¢584.46 million, driven largely by increased finance income rather than improved core operations.
1 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Electricity Company of Ghana, Ghana Grid Company Limited, and Ghana Water Limited have agreed to implement immediate interventions to address low-voltage challenges affecting water production in the Ashanti Region, following a PURC emergency meeting about disruptions at Barekese Water Treatment Station. The interventions include upgrading transmission infrastructure, increasing capacity from 360MVA to 1,000MVA, and reconfiguring transformers to improve voltage quality.
31 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Transparency International Ghana's Executive Director Mary Addah has called on the Office of the Special Prosecutor to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the Ghanaian dimension of the Asante Kweku Berko bribery case, extending beyond the five identified persons of interest to encompass all institutions and individuals in the deal's value chain, including GRIDCo.
26 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has named former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor and four others as main persons of interest in its investigation into Ghana's connection to the bribery case of Asante Kweku Berko, who was convicted in New York in August 2026 over a scheme involving alleged bribes to Ghanaian officials between 2014 and 2015 linked to a fuel oil plant project in Tema.
26 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's parliamentary Minority has demanded full explanations for nationwide power outages on July 29 and August 20, arguing that brief restoration announcements are insufficient and that the disruptions raise serious questions about the country's power system reliability.
26 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has challenged accusers to report extortion allegations to law enforcement, declaring he is ready for investigation. He disclosed he has filed two legal cases—one at the High Court against Samuel Adu Gyamfi and Multimedia Group Ltd., and another at Achimota Circuit Court against Eric Agyei and Peace FM.
25 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Over 3,000 artisans and associates continue welding, fabrication, and repair work in restricted buffer zones around GRIDCo high-voltage transmission lines in Ashaiman, despite a ministerial directive to vacate. The operations pose a public safety risk, underscored by a July 10 explosion that sent metal debris over 300 metres into a transmission tower and disrupted electricity supply.
25 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana Grid Company Limited has finished replacing a damaged tower on the Tema-Achimota transmission line in the Ashaiman section, restoring power supply to Greater Accra locations that had been taken offline. The company warned that all unauthorised structures and activities within the transmission line corridor must be vacated by September 12, 2026, after which enforcement action will follow.
23 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Grid Company Limited will shut off power from 3 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday in parts of Accra West and Accra East to replace a transmission tower damaged in a tanker explosion. The outage will affect multiple residential communities, commercial centres, and business districts across the capital.
23 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Institute of Public Relations Ghana has launched the Annual Edzikanfo Lecture to honour pioneers of the profession and draw lessons from their lives and contributions. The inaugural edition, held on August 7 at the British Council Auditorium in Accra, celebrated Joseph Emmanuel Allotey-Pappoe, former President of IPR Ghana and the African Public Relations Association, for his contributions to developing Public Relations in Ghana and across Africa.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Grid Company Limited announced planned power interruptions in parts of Greater Accra on Sunday, August 23, to facilitate emergency replacement works on a damaged transmission tower at Ashaiman on the 161kV Tema–Achimota line, which was damaged following a tanker explosion.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Energy Minister Dr John Abdulai Jinapor has acknowledged that Ghana's transmission network requires urgent investment to address critical infrastructure gaps, noting particularly vulnerabilities in transmission lines between Kumasi and Accra. He attributed some financing difficulties to IMF programme restrictions on state-owned energy enterprises.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Member of Parliament Atta Issah has expressed support for calls by the Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament's Energy Committee for the energy minister to appear before Parliament to address concerns about recurring nationwide power outages and provide lawmakers an opportunity to seek clarity on energy sector issues.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy warns that the increasing frequency of nationwide power outages in Ghana is becoming alarming and requires urgent measures. He attributes the disruptions partly to vulnerabilities in the country's transmission network, particularly around Akosombo transmission infrastructure.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Energy Minister says restoration works at the Akosombo power station's control centre, damaged in a fire incident, are expected to be completed next month. The temporary transmission arrangement put in place following the fire has been linked to two major system disturbances recorded in August.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy warned that increasing frequency of nationwide power system trips in Ghana indicates deeper weaknesses in the country's electricity transmission infrastructure, noting both immediate protection challenges and longer-term infrastructure limitations around the Akosombo area need addressing.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Sekondi MP Andrew Agyapa-Mercer has warned that Ghana's extremely old electricity transmission infrastructure requires substantial investment to reliably transport power across the country, noting that resource constraints and incomplete replacement efforts by successive governments pose risks to supply stability, following recent nationwide power disruptions in August.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy's Executive Director calls for a comprehensive investigation into recurring trips on Ghana's 330kV transmission lines to prevent future blackouts. He argues that while fixing the switchyard at Akosombo may prevent total system collapse, it will not address the underlying causes of the repeated line trips that can trigger cascade failures across the power system.
22 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Joy Online's Newsfile programme discusses Ghana's electricity supply resilience following a nationwide blackout attributed to a fault on the Akosombo–Volta transmission line, GoldBod's financial performance and controversy over gold-for-reserves figures, and galamsey's threat to water quality.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Joy Online announces a Newsfile segment examining three issues: nationwide blackouts and Ghana's electricity infrastructure resilience following a major transmission line fault; GoldBod's financial and operational performance and controversy over gold-for-reserves programme figures; and the threat posed by galamsey mining to water quality.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre has called on Ghana Grid Company Limited to publish a comprehensive technical report on recent widespread power outages. ASEC says the investigation should examine immediate, underlying and systemic causes of the disturbances, and that GRIDCo should explain how the power system's protection mechanisms performed during the incident.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
GRIDCo will construct a power substation at Adaklu in the Volta Region to improve electricity supply in Ho Municipality by decoupling it from the Asiekpe grid. The Volta Regional Minister said rapid urbanisation and growing industrial demand had strained existing infrastructure and caused power rationing, and the new facility would provide an independent, reliable power source for the region.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Grid Company Limited says power supply was fully restored nationwide by 12:03 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, following a system disturbance, with the company pledging to continue implementing measures to strengthen the transmission network's reliability and resilience.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Energy Ministry says a temporary switchyard and control centre at Akosombo Power Station will be finished by the end of September 2026, following the destruction of the original switchyard in an April fire. The facility is intended to strengthen stability of Ghana's power transmission system while government plans to rebuild permanent infrastructure.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A Ministerial Review Committee established by the Lands and Natural Resources Minister found that Adamus Resources Limited's mining lease revocation was driven by the company's failure to meet statutory financial obligations, including GHS86.78 million in royalties arrears, GHS119.04 million in tax arrears, and US$2.56 million in annual payments owed to the Minerals Commission.
21 August 2026 · The Chronicle →