Dumsor: ECG Releases Schedule for Maintenance Power Cuts in Greater Accra and Tema

• Power cuts are expected in parts of the Greater Accra and Tema regions because of ongoing maintenance work
• The Electricity Company of Ghana issued notices for the maintenance, scheduled for May 13 and May 14, 2025
• The national power service said the maintenance work was necessary to enhance its overall service delivery

The Electricity Company of Ghana has released a two-day schedule for planned maintenance in parts of the Greater Accra and Tema regions.

Graphic Online reported that the power company has issued multiple public notices for the maintenance scheduled for May 13 and May 14, 2025.

The maintenance work is expected to commence at 9:00 am and end by 5:00 pm on each day.

On Tuesday, May 13, the affected areas in Greater Accra will be Pokuase Pharmacy, Ayawaso Station, Nii Ayii, Odumase, Amanfrom, Nsakina, Kotoku Papase, Papase Soldier Line, SCC, Old Barrier, Bortianor, Choice, Tseaddo, Oyibi and their surrounding communities.

In the Tema Region on May 13, residents in Jomef, Vodafone, Community 9 Market, Vienna City, Community 18, Devtraco, Koi Larbi, Adotey, City Escape, Miotso, Ghanaman Soccer Academy, Fish Feed, Noble Estates, Prampram Township, Kpoi Ete, Oasis, Oman and neighbouring areas will also experience a disruption in power supply.

For Greater Accra on May 14, power will go off in Abeka, Tesano Park, Santana Market, Ofankor Franko, Haatso, Achimota and nearby areas from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

In the Tema Region Community 25, Ghana Flag, Bulasu, Casilda Estates, Afienya Zongo, Hot Oven, Imperial Perkin, China Mall, T Havana, Kaketo, Okro Market, Ashaiman Bus Terminal, Apenyo, Asensu Bar, Valco Flats and their environs will be affected by power cuts.

The Electricity Company of Ghana apologised to customers for the inconvenience and assured the public that the maintenance work is necessary to enhance overall service delivery.

Previous scheduled maintenance activities by ECG

The Electricity Company of Ghana had a similar disruption due to maintenance on March 11 and March 12, 2025. These maintenance activities affected power in the Greater Accra, Volta and Eastern regions.

Earlier in May, a part of the Electricity Company of Ghana's Achimota Bulk Supply Point Station ‘H’ was gutted by fire, leading to power cuts.

Despite uneven power supply, Energy and Green Transition Minister John Jinapor dismissed calls for a load-shedding timetable.

“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.”

Western Region residents request dumsor timetable

Electricity consumers in the Western Region have been unhappy with the persistent power cuts for some time now.

The on-and-off electricity situation has become a nightmare for Ghanaians in the Western region, disrupting daily life and severely impacting business operations. As a result, they are demanding answers.

For example, Emmanuel Baffour, a manager of a Betting Company in Takoradi said, he is spending close to GHS 500 every three hours on fuel to power his generator whenever power goes off.

“The Dumsor situation is very frustrating. Take away the fact that you have to grapple with a lot of heat when you are sleeping in the evening or in the afternoon. For someone like me running a company, this takes so much of my capital."

The Western Region Public Relations Officer for the Electricity Company of Ghana, Awal Boye, said the power outages experienced are due to upstream challenges.

Boye assured that the company is working to fix the challenges it is currently experiencing to ensure a better experience for all its customers.

Dumsor concerns under Akufo-Addo

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

This was blamed on 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, Akufo-Addo commissioned a 515MW power plant to address challenges at Kpone and also address the country's power generation concerns.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh