The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has assured consumers that it is investigating the recent power outages and will take appropriate regulatory action against any utility service providers found non-compliant.
A statement issued by the PURC and signed by Executive Secretary, Mami Dufie Ofori acknowledged the increase in power outages to consumers in recent times.
“This poor service was compounded by the total system collapse that occurred in the transmission network resulting in a nationwide blackout on Sunday, March 07, 2021,” the regulator in its statement dated March 11, 2021, said.
Meanwhile, the Commission has entreated affected consumers to submit their complaints to the utility service provider in the first instance and if not resolved forward them to any of the PURC offices in their respective areas for investigation and redress.
Ghana experienced a nationwide power cut on Sunday, March 7 topping weeks of infrequent power supply in parts of the country.
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) however says the country is not back to the days of protracted erratic power supply popularly known as ‘dumsor’.
Source: Ghana/Kasapafmonline.com/102.5 Fm
