Energy Analyst and Executive Director of the Centre for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy (CEMSE), Ben Nsiah, has called for immediate investment in Ghana's electricity transmission infrastructure, warning that the country's power network remains vulnerable despite improvements in electricity generation.
His remarks come a day after a nationwide power system disturbance disrupted electricity supply across several parts of the country, raising fresh concerns about the resilience of Ghana's transmission network.
Warning over system vulnerability
Speaking in the aftermath of the outage, Mr Nsiah said the incident should not be dismissed as an isolated technical fault but treated as a warning about the condition of the national grid.
"If in an unexpected circumstance, if a very large occurrence maybe happens, what it means is that the whole of the country is likely going to be out of power and I think that that should be a worry." - Mr Nsiah
According to him, Ghana has made notable investments in electricity generation and distribution over the years, yet the transmission system has not received the same level of attention.
"So yes, we must worry, but I think the major responsibility lies on us now to address some of these unforeseen circumstances so that the country doesn't go off or is not knocked out of power to cause both socioeconomic and macroeconomic impact." - Mr Nsiah
GRIDCo begins investigation
The comments follow a statement from the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), which confirmed that the National Interconnected Transmission System experienced a power system disturbance at about 3:11 a.m. on Wednesday.
The incident triggered the simultaneous tripping of several generating plants, interrupting electricity supply to customers in different parts of the country.
GRIDCo said engineers and system operators immediately activated established restoration procedures and have been working with stakeholders across the power sector to restore supply safely and as quickly as possible.
The company has also launched a comprehensive technical investigation to establish the exact cause of the disturbance.
Calls for long-term action
For Mr Nsiah, restoring electricity is only part of the task. The bigger challenge, he argued, is ensuring the transmission network is robust enough to withstand unexpected shocks without plunging the country into darkness.
His call adds to growing demands for sustained investment in critical power infrastructure as Ghana seeks to improve energy reliability, support industrial growth and reduce the economic disruption caused by major electricity outages.
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