The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has said that the persistent low voltage experienced by residents in Hohoe is due to pressure on the electricity distribution system, with demand exceeding its current supply capacity.
ECG is working with the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) to establish a Bulk Supply Point (BSP) that should improve electricity supply to Hohoe and other communities facing similar challenges.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, November 10, ECG’s General Manager for External Communications, Dr Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku, said preliminary inspections for the proposed facility had been completed, with construction expected to begin soon.
“We even have plans of establishing a Bulk Supply Point, to relieve these other areas so they can join the BSP,” he said.
When asked whether the low voltage was caused by demand exceeding the system’s capacity, Dr Ayiku acknowledged that the existing infrastructure was under pressure.
“Exactly, the current demand is very high,” he said, agreeing that the demand in the affected areas was higher than the system’s capacity to supply electricity.
He expressed confidence that the proposed facility would improve the situation, adding that low voltage could also result from inadequate transformer capacity.
Dr Ayiku further noted that effective planning for electricity infrastructure expansion was sometimes affected by limited access to accurate development and population data, making it difficult for the company to anticipate growing demand in some communities.
