GRIDCo orders halt to illegal construction under high-voltage lines at Shiashie

Engineers from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have ordered a group of Chinese nationals to stop excavation work under high-voltage power lines at Shiashie and vacate the area.

The project was on GRIDCo-owned land, which prohibits construction.

Despite initial intervention, the group resumed work with support from Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly guards.

GRIDCo's task force returned, detaining the workers and dismantling their operations.

The Chinese nationals claimed to have authorization from the Municipal Chief Executive, Clement Wilkinson, who has denied this.

GRIDCo has directed the workers to backfill trenches and leave the site immediately.