General News of Tuesday, 26 March 2019Source: citinewsroom.comCollapsed GRIDCo tower: Amewu suspects ‘political sabotage’Energy Minister, John Peter AmewuEnergy Minister John Peter Amewu says he is not ruling out political sabotage in the apparent vandalism of a Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) high voltage transmission tower at Tema. The incident led to power cuts in parts of Tema, Accra and all the way to Kumasi. Speaking to the media after a tour of the site, Mr. Amewu warned that such acts will not be condoned. What would merit somebody to do this?”In view of this, Mr. Amewu also announced the setting up of a committee to probe the incident. “It will take us about two weeks minimum [to raise the mast again] We are reorganizing operations so that it doesn’t affect power supply.

Source: GhanaWeb March 26, 2019 06:45 UTC