GRIDCo CEO Steps Aside After Akosombo Fire Disrupts National Power Supply

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), Ing. Mark Awuah Baah, has been directed to step aside following a major fire outbreak at the Akosombo Power Control Centre that disrupted electricity supply across the country. The directive was issued by the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, to allow for an independent investigation into the incident. The fire, which occurred earlier this week, affected a critical component of Ghana’s p…