As part of ongoing efforts to improve power reliability in the Tse Addo area of the Greater Accra Region, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has deployed a mobile transformer to enhance electricity supply and reduce pressure on existing infrastructure.

The mobile transformer, with a capacity of 20/26 Mega Volt Amperes (MVA) and operating at 33/11 Kilovolts (kV), has been temporarily installed at Tse Addo to offload a portion of the demand from the overloaded La Primary Substation.

The installation process began today with the unit being transported to the Burma Hill site at 2 a.m.

Speaking ahead of the installation, Ing. Emmanuel Kwame Addo, Maintenance Manager at ECG Subtransmission in Accra, explained that the measure is temporary but necessary, as the La Primary Substation is currently operating above 100 percent capacity.

“Ideally, a transformer should carry a load of around 70 percent.

What we have now is a transformer running beyond its safe limit,” he said.

“This mobile unit will allow us to transfer some of the load from the La Primary Substation and create room to upgrade the existing transformer to meet the growing demand.”

Tse Addo, a rapidly developing community known for its high-end residential and commercial properties, has faced challenges with power stability due to increasing energy demands.

Ing. Addo urged residents to support ECG’s efforts by conserving energy where possible.

The mobile transformer was previously stationed at Agbogba, where it helped stabilise the power supply before being decommissioned and relocated to Tse Addo.

According to ECG, once conditions in Tse Addo improve, the unit will be moved to another area facing similar power instability.

The deployment of the mobile transformer underscores ECG’s commitment to ensuring reliable electricity delivery across the region while long-term infrastructure improvements are underway, he concluded.