Nyinahin, a community in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region, has been plunged into darkness following a violent clash between military personnel and civilians, which resulted in one death and four injuries.
Benjamin Obeng Antwi, the Public Relations Officer of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for Ashanti West, informed Channel One News that a stray bullet during the altercation struck and damaged an ECG transformer, causing a power outage in parts of the community.
ECG officials have already visited the scene for an initial assessment, with plans for a more thorough evaluation to determine the full extent of the damage. Antwi stated that once the assessment is complete, necessary arrangements will be made to restore power.
“Our engineers will visit the site tomorrow to further assess the transformer and understand the extent of the damage, as we couldn’t conduct a full assessment today due to the chaos. We hope the transformer is only leaking oil. If that’s the case, we can top it up and restore power to the community,” he said.
Despite this optimism, Antwi noted that the company cannot currently provide a specific timeline for when power will be fully restored.
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