President John Dramani Mahama, as part of his Resetting Ghana Tour of the Northern Region, has inspected newly acquired transformers at the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) yard in Tamale, reaffirming government’s commitment to stabilising power supply across the country. The visit forms part of broader measures under the Resetting Ghana agenda to modernise energy infrastructure and deliver stable, efficient power nationwide.
He explained that many existing transformers have become overstretched due to increased demand over the years. Infrastructure installed decades ago is now serving significantly larger populations, leading to instability in supply. President Mahama expressed optimism about the future of Ghana’s energy sector, highlighting the goal of localising transformer production to strengthen capacity and ensure long-term sustainability, while commending NEDCo and ECG for their ongoing efforts.
Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, indicated that government is currently at the deployment stage of high-capacity transformers, with plans to install more vunits across the Northern operational area to reduce overloading and improve system stability. He revealed that while about 400 transformers were initially requested for the region, government is providing 500 to significantly enhance power distribution and reliability.
The Minister appealed to the public for patience as installations continue, noting that the intervention will address long-standing challenges with voltage fluctuations and outages in the region.