ECG commissions 21 transformers in Dambai communities
The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) in the Volta Region has successfully commissioned 21 distribution transformers to provide electricity to 24 newly electrified communities under the Self-Help Electrification Project (SHEP) in the Dambai District.
The move forms part of ECG's continued efforts to enhance access to reliable and safe electricity for underserved communities across the region.
The commissioned transformers include 16 units ranging from 33kV, 50kVA to 200kVA, and five units of 33kV, 200kVA capacity, making up a total investment of about GH¢6 million.
Beneficiaries
Beneficiary communities include Adorkope Odumase, Kotokugye, Pumpi, Abongo, Olugu, Adinakope, Abongo Akura, Afada, Aglakope, Kpogede, Napoa, Asubin, Nanso Alavanyo, Sokukope, Nornukope, Kpevekope, Akokrowa, Betinase, Alarmblow, Nanso and Tamanja, among others.
At the commissioning ceremony, the District Manager for Dambai, Irene Mary Odame, urged residents to engage with ECG offices whenever they encountered electrical issues promptly.
The Regional Engineer, Godfred Gyansah Awuku, highlighted the importance of the installations, explaining that they were designed to provide light to the communities and boost economic development in the newly connected areas.
In her remarks, the Regional General Manager, Christina Jatoe-Kaleo, emphasised ECG’s commitment to collaborating with the Ministry of Energy to extend electricity access to communities.
She encouraged residents to pay their electricity bills promptly using the ECG PowerApp and cautioned them to stay alert against mobile money fraudsters posing as ECG agents.
