ECG schedules maintenance works, communities across four regions to face power outages
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has outlined a week-long program of planned and emergency maintenance works that will temporarily disrupt electricity supply in parts of Greater Accra, Central, and Ashanti regions. The exercise, running from February 22 to 28, is aimed at strengthening the network and improving service reliability.
Greater Accra: Tema, Accra East, and Accra West
In the Tema enclave, outages will roll out across several communities beginning Sunday, February 22. Areas such as Fennice, Saglemi, Metal, Lakpleku, Housing, RSG, Rainbow Paints, Bundase Military Training Camp, TT Brothers, Macbaron Charllets, Zonda Trucks and surrounding areas will be without power between 9:00am and 3:00pm.
Subsequent days will affect different clusters: Leisure Hours, Nungua Zongo, Royal Park, Blue Blue, Kpeshie Divisional Headquarters, Coco Beach on Monday; Kpong, Odumase, Nuaso, Agormeda, Kojonya, Comm. 19 Annex, Lashibi, Klagon on Tuesday; and GCB Training School, Buade, Kokobribri, Royal Ravico, Junction Mall, Watch Tower, Alton Hotel, Regimanuel Estates, Queensland Int. Sch., Old Ningo, New Ningo on Thursday.
Accra East will also see a packed schedule, beginning with an emergency shutdown at Electro Volta House on Sunday. Planned works continue through the week, targeting Teiman, Ga East Hospital, Boshe Norman on Monday; Santana Market, Ayikuma, Doryumu, Kodeabe on Tuesday; La Cemetery, parts of Burma Camp, Twumasiwaa Hospital, Dzen Ayor, Ability on Wednesday; and Lakeside Estate Com. 6 & 8, New Legon, Block Factory (East Legon), Sasaabi Township, Mensah Bar on Thursday.
In Accra West, Sunday’s emergency exercise will affect Latter Day Saint HQS, Ghana Immigration Service, Alisa Hotel, Swiss Embassy, WAEC. Planned outages follow in Abedi Pele Park, Dunyo on Monday; Red Top, Old Barrier, New Aplaku, Eden Height, Kings University, Alogboshie, Achimota Neoplan, Benjilo on Tuesday; Akweteyman, New Bortianor, Red Top on Wednesday; and Katapor, Edusa, Tetegu, White Cross, Doblo, Hebron, Medie, Sarpeiman, Satellite, John Teye, Fountain Gate Chapel, Franko Estate, Ecobloc on Thursday.
Central Region
Two major exercises are planned. On Monday, February 23, communities including Saltpond Zongo, Kurankyekrom, Kormantse, Abandze, parts of Anomabo, Ekurabadze, Asafora will be affected. A broader shutdown follows on Thursday, February 26, extending to Abonko, Anokyi, Henii, Nananom Junction, Roman Hospital, Bafikrom, Greenwood, New Nkusukum, Krampakrom, Inshalahu alongside the earlier listed areas.
Ashanti Region
In Ashanti, an emergency outage is scheduled for Sunday, February 22, from 11:00am to 2:00pm, impacting Barekese Headworks, Ahenkro, Kodie, Aduamoa, Aduman, Seidi, Nkawie, Afari, Toase, Gyankobaah, Kasaprako, Sepaase, Hiawu Besease, Edwanfo, Abuakwa Maakro, Tetrem. A planned exercise on Tuesday, February 24, will affect Agona Municipal Assembly, Agona Police Station, Agona Zongo, Bipoa Town, Bodomase, Afamaso.
ECG’s Assurance
The company emphasized that the works are necessary to enhance service delivery and expressed regret for the inconvenience. ECG noted: “the inconvenience that will arise out of this exercise.”
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