Also known as: Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) · Ghana Grid Company · Ghana Grid Company Limited · Ghana Grid Company Ltd
Ghana Grid Company Limited — operates and manages high-voltage transmission networks and substations nationwide, recently addressing infrastructure damage and encroachment issues.
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Joy Online
… It also listed $25,000 for the “Power Team” and $20,000 for GRIDCo engineers. Parliament was allocated $30,000, with the email stating that “Parliament was all paid by Asante.” The documents further listed between $45,000 and $50,000 for travel and visas for the Turkey trip. …
Breakdown of bribes former TOR MD paid to Ghanaian officials to secure energy deal for Turkish firmThe Chronicle
… Dr Donkor also denied travelling to Turkey for negotiations, saying the government negotiating team comprised representatives of the Ministry of Power, ECG, PURC, the Attorney-General’s Office, GRIDCo and other institutions. …
Ayɛ Huhuuhu: Which Minister Took The $1m Bribe? … AG Promises Full Probe Into Aksa Energy DealJoy Online
… He mentioned institutions such as the Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), and Ghana National Gas Company as still facing financial obligations. …
‘Energy debt clearance claim is not true’ – Kwadwo PokuJoy Online
… The week-long event, hosted by the Volta River Authority (VRA) in partnership with other public utilities, including the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Bui Power Authority (BPA) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), brought together leaders in Africa’s power sector and industry e …
Ghana’s Deputy Energy Minister backs calls for Ghana and Africa to invest in nuclear energyJoy Online
… The 60th Annual General Meeting of APUA is taking place this week at the Mövenpick Hotel in Accra, hosted by the Volta River Authority in partnership with the Ghana Grid Company, the Electricity Company of Ghana, the Bui Power Authority and the Northern Electricity Distribution C …
Utility companies must join forces to power Africa’s future — VRA CEO, Ing. Obeng-KenzoJoy Online
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Volta and Oti Regions has announced a temporary load management exercise following a technical fault on a transformer at the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) Asiekpe Bulk Supply Point (BSP). …
ECG announces load management in Volta, Oti over GRIDCo faultJoy Online
… Also in attendance were members of the board, ECG management and other stakeholders such as the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURC), GRIDCo, the Volta River Authority (VRA) and independent power producers. …
ECG unable to pay dividend for 2025 – Board chairman William Amuna tells annual general meetingThe Chronicle
… In a press statement issued in the morning of yesterday, Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) explained that the power outage occurred at about 3:11 a.m. …
Editorial: Energy Minister Must Resign Or Be ReshuffledThe Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says a power system disturbance on the national transmission network caused electricity outages in parts of the country in the early hours of Wednesday. …
Power outage hits parts of Ghana after system disturbance- GRIDCoJoy Online
… The company said the ongoing difficulties on the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo)’s National Interconnected Transmission System have affected the operations of several water treatment plants and pumping stations across the country. …
Ghana Water Ltd announces temporary water supply interruptions after national power outageThe Electricity Company of Ghana says recent power outages in parts of the Ashanti Region were caused by equipment failures, cable faults, and ongoing infrastructure upgrade works on transmission and sub-transmission networks. Officials cited two current transformer blasts on the GRIDCo network and a cable fault at Ridge Bulk Supply Point as contributing factors.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Electricity Company of Ghana says recent power outages in parts of the Ashanti Region were caused by equipment failures, cable faults, and ongoing infrastructure upgrade works on transmission and sub-transmission networks. Officials cited two current transformer blasts on the GRIDCo network and a cable fault at Ridge Bulk Supply Point as contributing factors.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama visited factories in the Bright International Industrial Zone and Tema Free Zones Enclave on Thursday, including garment manufacturers, battery and solar panel producers, and heavy equipment assembly plants. He cut the sod for the Afienya Industrial Park development and noted job creation through the 24-hour economy initiative.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A fire outbreak at GRIDCo's Mallam substation on October 14 at approximately 2:36 am damaged a transformer and disrupted electricity supply to parts of Accra. The Ghana National Fire Service contained the fire, and GRIDCo has restored power to some affected areas while continuing reconnection efforts and investigating the cause.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A fire outbreak at the Ghana Grid Company Limited substation at Mallam in the early hours of Wednesday, October 14, 2026, affected one transformer and disrupted electricity supply to Kwashieman, Sowutuom, and other Accra communities. GRIDCo confirmed an electrical fault caused the fire, the Ghana National Fire Service brought it under control, and power restoration to affected areas was underway.
14 October 2026 · The Chronicle →
A fire at the Ghana Grid Company Limited substation in Mallam destroyed control boards and transformers, disrupting electricity supply to parts of Accra including Lapaz, Mallam and Awoshie. Firefighters contained the blaze, but the cause remains unknown and the extent of damage and restoration time have not yet been confirmed.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has flagged insufficient redundancy in Ghana's power generation system as a challenge to reliable electricity supply. He said the Ministry is working to restore idle VRA plants and maximize Akosombo Dam capacity to reduce reliance on expensive private-sector power.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Energy Minister announced that Ghana has procured more than 2,000 transformers to strengthen electricity distribution and support growing demand, as electricity access increased to 89.13 per cent and installed generation capacity reached 5,854 megawatts.
10 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister for Energy and Green Transition, cautioned board chairpersons and chief executives of state-owned energy institutions that strained working relationships and internal conflicts could cost them their positions, even if they achieve results. He stressed that effective teamwork, mutual respect and accountability were essential to institutional performance.
9 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Grid Company Limited has begun a sensitisation and eviction exercise in the Ashanti Region to clear human activities and structures from areas under its high-voltage transmission lines, giving occupants 30 days to vacate voluntarily. The move follows a fuel tanker explosion at Ashaiman that damaged a GRIDCo transmission tower, and aims to prevent encroachment on the transmission corridor and safeguard lives and property.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Grid Company Limited has completed construction of a 4-kilometre, 161kV transmission line connecting the Yendi Solar project to the Tamale-Yendi transmission network, including integration of a 66MVA transformer. GRIDCo said the in-house project is its longest transmission line to date and demonstrates growing technical capacity to integrate renewable energy.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Electricity Company of Ghana has begun installing two new 500kVA transformers in Adum's Central Business District to meet rising electricity demand from multi-storey developments across the area. The initiative is part of broader network expansion in Greater Kumasi, alongside completed upgrades at Ridge Bulk Supply Point and ongoing GRIDCo enhancements.
15 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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 →