The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has restored electricity to sections of Accra affected by an early-morning fire at the Mallam Substation, while teams continue working to fully reinstate supply to remaining communities.
Acvprding a statement from GRIDCo, a fault at the substation triggered a fire on one of the transformers at 2:36 a.m. on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, disrupted power to parts of the capital served by the facility.
The Ghana National Fire Service responded swiftly and successfully contained and extinguished the blaze.
GRIDCo confirmed that power has already been restored to some of the affected areas.
The company said its engineers are prioritising the reconnection of remaining communities and have initiated the process to replace the damaged transformer as soon as possible.
“Power supply has been restored to parts of the affected areas, while efforts continue to restore supply to the remaining areas as quickly as possible,” GRIDCo stated in the release.
GRIDCo further assured that Investigations have begun into the exact cause of the fault.
The company thus apologised for the inconvenience caused and thanked affected customers and stakeholders for their patience and understanding.
GRIDCo said further updates on the restoration progress will be provided as work advances.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
