The Tema Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana has lost a transformer to thieves who vandalized and made away with some components and associated items.
The transformer, a 100KVA, 33/0.433KV, valued at about GHS75,000, was discovered to have been vandalized on the morning of Saturday, August 31, 2024, during routine patrol to check on the network to fix a power outage situation.
The transformer, which was located at Asutsuare Junction, had been brought down, some parts removed and taken away while other components lay scattered around it. The ECG officials who made this discovery made a report on this to the Doryumu Police Station.
Speaking on this, the Regional Engineer for ECG Tema Region, Ing. Michael Buabin indicated that “the damages to these transformers cause inconveniences to customers as some had been without supply due to the damage”.
He also added that “it also causes the company as resources meant for other projects have to be re-chaneled into replacing the stolen transformer.”
He indicated that “the damaged transformer itself would cost about GHS75,000 while the associated components needed will likely raise the cost to over GHS100,000, an amount which could have gone into other developmental projects by the organization”.
Ing. Buabin made a plea to the public, asking that “they should support the ECG, and to report any persons seen damaging or trying to sell off such items to the Police as that can help to hopefully prevent such occurrences in the future.
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