The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, is questioning why the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) no longer has a standby power plant to ensure that the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has lights at all times, even when the national grid goes off.
power outage hist the KIA on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, following a heavy downpour, thereby disrupting airport operations, leading to delays in both arrivals and departures.
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A brief statement issued by GACL said that backup generators, which typically activate within seconds, took longer than usual due to an electrical system fault.
“The backup power generating system came on as expected, but an electrical system fault prevented the deployment of power to the terminal. Power was fully restored at 18.19hrs.
“Management extends its sincere apologies to passengers who were affected by the brief downtime and reiterates its commitment to provide seamless passenger facilitation at the airport.”
In a Facebook post, Mussa Dankwa said, “So, the GACL does not have a standby alternative power source? Just at the roundabout, stood a plant room that was able to power the entire airport in 1998. What happened to it ?”
