Circle ECOMOG Fire: Don’t Build Under Transmission Lines – GRIDCo

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has warned Ghanaians not to erect structures under transmission lines, citing the danger these pose to lives and property.

This warning follows a fire incident at Circle ECOMOG, which resulted in the destruction of electricity pylons and caused a blackout in major parts of Accra on Wednesday, June 5.

Dzifa Bampoe, Head of Communications at GRIDCo, emphasized that this practice must cease immediately.

“Being under these transmission lines is very dangerous. It is not safe for human habitation, and that is why, not just for this particular transmission line but for all our transmission lines, our 161, 225, 330 KV transmission lines across the country, we go around from time to time and clear people from these transmission lines but those people always come back.”

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Titus Glover, also assured that nobody will be allowed to rebuild at Circle ECOMOG, directly below GRIDCo’s transmission lines and threatened to arrest anyone who attempts to do so.

“This is a national asset, this is a GRIDCo line that is transmitting power all over. So whoever is living here, you live here at your own peril, and we will make sure we drive away everybody from here.

“This is what we have instructed from now. We will make sure the police are here 24/7. If we see anybody here, we will get them arrested.”