The Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCo) is investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at its Mallam Substation in the early hours of Wednesday, October 14, 2026, disrupting electricity supply to parts of Accra.
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The Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCo) is investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at its Mallam Substation in the early hours of Wednesday, October 14, 2026, disrupting electricity supply to parts of Accra.
In a statement, GRIDCo said the incident occurred at about 2:36 a.m. following a fault that triggered a fire on one of the transformers at the facility.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) responded to the incident and successfully contained and extinguished the fire, the company said.
GRIDCo indicated that power supply had been restored to some affected areas, while efforts were ongoing to restore electricity to the remaining areas as quickly as possible.
The company added that its engineers were investigating the cause of the incident and that steps had been initiated to replace the damaged transformer as soon as possible.
GRIDCo apologised for the inconvenience caused by the disruption and thanked affected customers and stakeholders for their patience and understanding.
Raphael GharteyRaphael Ghartey is writer and reporter with the MG News team at Media General, serving TV3, 3News, Onua FM, Onua TV and more platforms.
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