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ECG trains electrical contractors
The training, which is being organised in batches for members of the Ghana Electrical Contractors Association nationwide was to help the third party contractors appreciate the changes in technology and standards as far as power distribution system was concerned.
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The one-day refresher course which attracted 200 participants focused on electrical earthing design and best practices.
Earthing is an efficient way of protecting the appliances from electrical hazards when current surge or overload current is supplied.
The course was designed to ensure that electrical projects carried out by the third party contractors were executed within scope, schedule and quality standards to meet the growing demand for power.
The General Manager, Energy, Consulting and Telco Businesses at ECG, Dr George Eduful who spoke to journalists after the opening session on Thursday, [July 6, 2023] indicated that the refresher course for the contractors was to share knowledge about ECG’s operations stressing that this would help the external contractors adhere to safety requirements and ensure that quality standards are met in the execution of their work.
He said the third party contractors were major stakeholders because their operations tie in directly with ECG’s mandate to provide quality, safe, and reliable electricity supply to support the nation’s economic growth.
Dr Eduful said due to the vital nature of the work of contractors, adhering to best practices and the use of standard materials in executing jobs cannot be downplayed.
“Our power distribution system should not be epileptic in a way that when it starts raining, the power goes off. We do not want to have a system where it is subject to the mercy of the weather conditions so we train people to build a network that is resilient and robust so that we can continue to provide quality service for our customers.” He said
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The Director, Energy, Consulting and Telco Businesses at ECG, John K. Amihere Mensah also stressed the importance of such training and collaborations, which would ensure quality assurance and keep the third party contractors abreast of new trends and safety standards.
The President of the Ghana Electrical Contractors Association, Awal Sakib Mohammed said the training was one of many programmes designed for members of the association to build their capacity.
He indicated that reliability and safety of ECG’s distribution network to a greater extent relied on the actions or inactions of third party contractors
He added that technology and standards continue to evolve, it had become necessary to prepare and train their members who render services to the ECG on best practices so that they would be able to construct very robust distribution systems, transformer installation among others so that ECG could best serve their customers
Mr Mohammed said although Ghana currently has sufficient generation capacity, a lot of faults recorded in the communities were localised faults and a well trained third party contractor would be able to install or construct a very reliable system which would help prevent such outages.
He therefore commended ECG for organising the training for members of the association.
The Director of ECG Training Centre, Aheng Owusu-Afriyie stressed that training was crucial for organisational development and success adding that management of ECG and the Training Centre would continue to collaborate with its stakeholders through such refresher courses to help improve the knowledge and skills of not only employees by third party contractors to match the various changes in the industry.
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