ECG acquires 13 mobile sub-stations

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has taken delivery of 13 mobile sub-stations and other equipment to serve as back-ups to maintain electricity supply in the event of power outages.

Twelve out of them are secondary sub-stations (11,000/400 volts), while the other is a bigger primary sub-station (33,000/11,000 volts).

The mobile sub-stations, which cost $2.76 million, are to be allocated to three regions. Nine will be given to the Greater Accra Region, two to the Ashanti Region and two to the Western Region.

The Director of Engineering of the ECG, Mr Julius Kpekpena, led a team of officials of the company to inspect the equipment at the Materials Depot of the ECG in Tema.

Briefing journalists, Mr Kpekpena said the sub-stations, comprising a distribution pillar, a switch and a transformer, would serve as the fastest alternative to power supply in the event of unexpected power outages.

“Instead of consumers experiencing power cuts for more than four hours before the problem is fixed, the mobile sub-stations will be available to provide power,” he said.

He said the ECG was instituting measures to reduce problems associated with power supply and distribution.

Mr Kpekpena explained that the biggest of the 13 sub-stations had a capacity of 26 mega volts amperes (MVA), with four feeders that could be linked to different communities.

The Public Relations Officer of the ECG, Ms Gloria Dua-Sekyi, appealed to the public to exercise patience during power outages because they were not deliberate.

She said whenever there was going to be any maintenance work, the ECG usually gave the public prior notice, unless the situation was unexpected.