Thieves vandalise ECG transformer, steal copper windings at Nkumkrom

 Some unidentified persons have vandalised and stolen copper windings from a transformer belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd (ECG), at Nkumkrom, last Friday.

 A statement issued by ECG, said the 200kVA transformer, which served residents of Nkum­krom, in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality, in the Eastern Region, was pulled down from its pole mount by the thieves, plunging the entire community into darkness.

The ECG estimated the 200kVA transformer at GH¢80,000.00, adding that the incident has been reported to the police and investigations were ongoing.

Mr Emmanuel Ankrah, the Acting General Manager of the ECG Accra West Region, ex­pressed worry about the destruc­tion and stealing of equipment of the company, and urged resi­dents to be vigilant and report any unusual activities around ECG installations.

“All electrical equipment we have installed in communi­ties are for the benefit of the community, and so we all have to show greater care so that a few miscreants do not deny us of the benefits of these invest­ments,” he said. —GNA

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