The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) says it is “extremely concerned” about the presence of sub-standard electrical cables on the Ghanaian market.
“This is because sub-standard electrical products, like other sub standard consumer goods, poses a danger to the health and safety of consumers and also threatens the environment,” the Authority said in a statement Monday.
The Authority in accordance with section 3(2)(e) of the Standards Authority Act, 1973 (NRCD 173) and regulation 8 and 9 of LI 1541 conducted market surveillance on electrical cables across the Country aimed at ensuring that specific products imported into the Ghanaian market meet the requirements of Standards to protect health and safety.
According to the GSA, a number of products sampled during the exercise failed the requirement of the critical parameter tests and labeling test.
CHECK LIST OF FAILED PRODUCTS HERE
The Authority said it is taking the companies through the necessary action to address specific issues identified with their products in accordance with law.
It is also appealing to the general public to support the exercise to rectify the situation and sanitise the market.
The Authority also published names of companies that passed the critical parameter tests and labeling test.
Below is the list of the products approved by GSA as of September 30, 2018:
| NO. | BRAND NAME/TRADE MARK | SIZE: sq. mm (mm2) | STATUS |
| MADE IN GHANA CABLES | |||
| 1. | TROPICAL | 1.5, 2.5, (3×2.5) & 16.0 | PASS |
| 2. | NEXANS | (2×0.75), 1.5, (3×2.5), 4.0 & (4×25) | PASS |
| 3. | REROY | 1.5, 2.5 & 16 | PASS |
| IMPORTED CABLES | |||
| 4. | EBION | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 5. | BGC | 2.5 | PASS |
| 6. | POWER CABLE | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 7. | VETO | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 8. | GOLDAGI | 1.5, 2.5, 4.0 & 10.0 | PASS |
| 9. | PROTODUR | 2.5, 4.0 & 6.0 | PASS |
| 10. | ESL | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 11. | RR KABELS | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 12. | CABLE PLUS | 1.5, 2.5 & 4.0 | PASS |
| 13. | HES KABLO | 1.5, 2.5 & 4.0 | PASS |
| 14. | DRAKA | 2.5 & 4.0 | PASS |
| 15. | OZLER | 1.5, 2.5 & 10.0 | PASS |
| 16. | ASTRO UNIQUE | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 17. | PRYSMIAN | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 18. | WISDOM CABLE | 2.5 | PASS |
| 19. | NEWSUN | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 20. | VLEAD | 6.0 | PASS |
| 21. | HELUKABEL | 16.0 | PASS |
| 22. | POWER PLUS | 1.5, 2.5, 4.0, 6.0 & 10 | PASS |
| 23. | FOCUS | 1.5, 2.5, 4.0 & 16.0 | PASS |
| 24. | AK UNION | 2.5 | PASS |
| 25. | VATAN KABLO | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 26. | STANDARD | 1.5, 4.0 & 6.0 | PASS |
| 27. | PRYSMIAN | 1.5, 2.5, 4.0 & 10.0 | PASS |
| 28. | BAHRA | 1.5, 2.5, 4.0 & 6.0 | PASS |
| 29. | ROLLER KABLO | 2.5 | PASS |
| 30. | AAA | 1.5, 2.5, 4.0 & 6.0 | PASS |
| 31. | BORSAN | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 32. | DT KABLO | 1.5, 2.5 & 6.0 | PASS |
| 33. | KABEL PLUS | 2.5& 10.0 | PASS |
| 34. | RAKAB | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 35. | FINOLEX | 2.5 & 4.0 | PASS |
| 36. | PAANAB | 2.5 | PASS |
| 37. | ELITE ELEGANCE | 6.0 | PASS |
| 38. | HAVEL | 1.5 | PASS |
| 39. | ELEGANCE | 1.5 | PASS |
| 40. | HISAR KABLO | 1.5, 2.5, 6.0 & (3×2.5) | PASS |
| 41. | XIONG DIAN | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
| 42. | ZR-BVR | 1.5 & 2.5 | PASS |
