The incident occurred on Monday, March 25 2019, when suspected thieves vandalised the tower and removed the bolts and nuts supporting it before using a hacksaw blade to cut the base of the tower, causing it to collapse on a second tower that is paired with it in a parallel line.
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GRIDCo transmission tower collapses
A transmission tower of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has collapsed.
GRICo transmission tower collapses
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According to reports, in the wake of the fatal transmission line tower which collapsed in Tema, the country lost about 180 megawatts of power generation.
GRIDCo tower collapses
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The situation saw parts of Dansoman, Kasoa, Swan Lake, and other parts of Accra being plunged into darkness at about 1:30am.
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The Director of Systems Operations at Gridco said officials have isolated the power from the damaged lines so as to ensure distribution is not affected.
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