ECG Releases Dumsor Timetable For Maintenance Work On March 11 And March 12

ECG Releases Dumsor Timetable For Maintenance Work On March 11 And March 12

  • The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled maintenance activities across several regions
  • These maintenance activities will result in temporary power interruptions in certain regions
  • The ECG stated that maintenance was needed to improve the distribution of electricity to all

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The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled maintenance activities across some regions on March 11 and March 12, 2025.

These maintenance activities will result in temporary power interruptions in affected areas.

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The ECG releases a schedule for power cuts brought on by maintenance work.
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On Tuesday, March 11, the affected areas will be:

  • Volta Region: Tsito and nearby areas will experience outages from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
  • Ashanti Region: Darko, Bebu, Ampabame No.2, Trede, Sabin Akroform, and parts of Pakyi No.2 will have power cuts from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
  • Atwima Agogo, Abuakwa, Mankranso, Kunsu, Sepaase, Nkawie, Afari, Abakomade, Kasapreko, Nerebehi, parts of Tanoso, Pokukrom, Seidi, Hiaw Besease, Atwima Koforidua, Ntensere, Tabre, Mpasaetia, Asempanaye, and surrounding areas will be without power from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

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On Wednesday, March 12, the affected areas will be:

  • Greater Accra Region Pokuase Pharma, Ayawaso, Nii Ayi, Odumase, Amanfrom, Nsakina, Agbogba, Pantang Royal, and surrounding areas from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • Tema Region: High Tension, Golf City, Community 17, Fafali, Cambodia, HFC Estates from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

3News reported that the company assured customers that the maintenance works were necessary to improve electricity distribution and reliability.

Energy minister dismisses calls for dumsor timetable

Energy and Green Transition Minister John Jinapor dismissed calls for a load-shedding timetable amid consistent power cuts in recent weeks.

At a press conference on March 7, where he responded to concerns by the Minority in Parliament, he reiterated that the country was not shedding power.

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Energy minister John Jinapor dismisses calls for a load-shedding timetable. Source: John Abdulai Jinapor
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To justify the government's posture, Jinapor said Ghana was even exporting approximately 300 megawatts of electricity to neighbouring countries.

“Let me put it on record that we’re not shedding loads. And so, the demand by the Minority and some people that we publish a load-shedding timetable is moot. When you are not shedding loads, there will be no need to publish a load-shedding timetable.”

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Dumsor concerns under Akufo-Addo

YEN.com.gh reported that President Akufo-Addo's final year as president was marred by an erratic power supply from the Electricity Company of Ghana and the Ghana Grid Company.

Some challenges were attributed to issues at the Ghana National Gas Company’s Gas Processing Plant in Atuabo and maintenance work by the West African Gas Pipeline Company.

Before he left office, former President Nana Akufo-Addo commissioned a 515MW power plant to address challenges at Kpone and also address power generation concerns.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Head of Current Affairs and Politics Desk) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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Samuel Gitonga (Copy editor) Samuel Gitonga is a Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh. He holds a Bachelor of Broadcast Journalism Degree from the Multimedia University of Kenya. He has over 7 years’ experience in the digital journalism industry. He started out his career at the Kenya News Agency and proceeded to work for several reputable media outlets in Nairobi.