Recent heavy downpours in the Lower Volta area of Ghana led to the worst flooding in the region’s history. The flooding was caused by a spillage (a deliberate release of water) from the Akosombo Dam, ...

The Akosombo Dam has been completely shut down following a fire outbreak at the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) Substation at Akosombo The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition said the blaze caused ...

In October 2023, the spillage of the Akosombo Dam caused catastrophic flooding in some districts of the Eastern, Volta, and Greater Accra regions, displacing thousands of people and leaving a trail of ...

The North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says months after government pledged to support the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage, nothing has been done. This, he attributes to the voting pattern ...

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has allayed public fears regarding a bushfire captured in a viral video, which some have speculated to be dangerously close to the Akosombo Dam. In a statement ...

Accra, April 27, GNA – The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition on Monday confirmed that the Akosombo Dam has been shut down following a devastating fire outbreak at a key facility within the power ...

The Ministry of Energy has announced that the Akosombo Dam has been completely shut down after a major fire destroyed key facilities at the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) substation in Akosombo. ‎The ...

In order to relieve pressure on Ghana’s Akosombo dam after heavy rains, engineers were supposed to control the overflow as a safety measure to accommodate more rain. But the controlled exercise ...

The government has made available GH¢200 million for the resettlement of households in the Tongu areas of the Volta Region affected by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. Totalling 2803 houses, the ...