A major power disruption that hit parts of the country on Thursday has been traced to an incident involving a tipper truck, according to a joint statement issued by the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
The outage occurred at approximately 1:42 p.m. on May 1, 2025, when the truck, unloading stones at a private construction site, struck the Nkawkaw–Konongo transmission line with its raised bucket. The impact caused extensive damage to the line and triggered a system-wide disturbance.
“This incident caused all power plants at Aboadze and Anwomaso to trip, taking off supply to the Western, Central and Northern parts of the country, as well as some customers in Accra,” the power companies stated.
GRIDCo and ECG confirmed that engineers were quickly mobilised to the site of the incident to assess the damage and begin restoration work.
“Our engineers have mobilised to the location to repair the damaged transmission line and work is on-going to restore all affected areas by 6pm today,” the statement said.
“We apologise for the inconvenience this incident has caused,” the power companies added, urging the public to remain patient as teams work to stabilise the grid.