Unknown individuals have stolen a transformer belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Bunso, located in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region.
The 100kVA transformer, valued at GH¢71,000, was taken last week from its position at the Bunso Police barrier, near the police station.
The transformer was situated on the land of the CSIR-Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, just a short distance from both the Bunso Police Station and the Fire Service command.
The theft is suspected to have occurred while personnel were on duty, highlighting the brazen nature of the crime.
This incident has led to prolonged power outages affecting these institutions and households in the surrounding area for over a week.
Sources at the Eastern Regional Office of the ECG, who are deeply concerned about the frequent attacks on their installations, are working diligently to replace the stolen transformer. The replacement will incur an additional 20 percent cost.
ECG management has called on security agencies to enhance their vigilance and proactively clamp down on the criminal elements whose activities are posing a significant threat to the stability of power supply in the region.