A group of Chinese nationals has been caught excavating land beneath high-voltage power lines owned by the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) at Shiashie, prompting GRIDCo to order an immediate halt to the illegal project.
The excavation took place on GRIDCo-owned land, which is strictly regulated against any form of construction.
Although GRIDCo’s intervention initially stopped the excavation, the group resumed work a week later, this time with protection from Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly guards. In response, GRIDCo’s task force returned to the site, detained the workers, and dismantled an office container that had been set up as their base of operations.
The Chinese nationals insisted they had permission from Ayawaso West Municipal Chief Executive, Clement Wilkinson, to proceed with the project—a claim Mr. Wilkinson has denied.
GRIDCo has since ordered the workers to immediately backfill the trenches and leave the premises.