Mr. Shehu Adam Wumbei, an electrical engineer has attributed the rampant occurrences of fire outbreaks in the homes and corporate offices to the Electricity Company of Ghana’s obsolete equipment.
He has therefore alerted Ghanaians to brace themselves for future erratic power supply in the country.
Current Fire Outbreak Statistics from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) for the year 2009 reveals that as at January 25th 2010, electrical fires totaled 218, constituting 8.4% of 2,584 total fire outbreak.
The country recently is experiencing rampant fire occurrences with the first being the store house for the Ministry of Information on Wednesday, February 17.
The fire destroyed bails of material to be sewn into the national flag. This is the second time in less than a year that the Information Ministry has been hit by a fire outbreak.
It also follows the recent fire outbreaks that gutted portions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office complex, the loading section of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), the Kumasi Central Market, the Energy Ministry and quite recently the Ridge residence of the former President, Jerry John Rawlings on Valentine's Day, February 14th.
Mr. Wumbei who is the Managing Director of SMICE International also blamed the frequent fire outbreaks in the country to substandard electrical cables currently on the local market and improper installation.
Mr. Wumbei, made these known to some selected media practitioners in Accra at the end of a five-day training programme for engineers and technicians of the company.
The training programme which was held for eight staff from four African countries including Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone was to enable the engineers acquit themselves with the new technological trend.
A four-member delegation from FG Wilson in the United Kingdom, was in the country to train engineers and technicians of SMICE International
Richard Croft, Production Training Engineer explained that it will offer them first class after sales service for customers in their various countries.
“The training focused on control systems and electrical and trouble-shooting when there is problem.
We don’t just sell but ensure good after sale service,” General Manger, SMICE International, Stephen Opoku-Antwi said.
SMIC is the sole distributor of FC generators in the country, supply equipment to the telecommunication and mining, industrial and construction.
FT Wilson is among the leading generator producers in the European market and was established in the 1916 and has branches in over 120 countries.
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