ECG Shares List of Areas in Accra, Tema and Kumasi to Be Hit by Dumsor on April 14

• There will be power interruptions on April 14 due to critical upgrades in Central, Volta, Tema, and Accra West
• Communities like Sefwi, Doanti, and Osohie are bracing for planned outages as engineers commence work
• Ashanti South also continues to battle ongoing power issues while crews work to restore general services

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled planned and emergency maintenance exercises across four regions on April 14, 2026.

Graphic Online reported that engineers will upgrade infrastructure, leading to power cuts in parts of the Central, Volta, Tema, Accra West, and Ashanti regions.

The outages will commence at varying times across affected areas, with most beginning at 9:00 am, according to details on Facebook.

However, the duration of interruptions will differ depending on the scope of work to be carried out at each location.

ECG outlines dumsor in Central Region

In the Central Region, a planned maintenance exercise will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, affecting:

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• Sefwi
• Anglo
• Sefwi town
• Dominase
• Duakyimase
• Kafodzidzi town
• Kafodzidzi Powano
• Abransa
• Enyinasi
• Antado
• Abrobeano

A separate emergency maintenance operation will run from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, affecting:

• Teberebe
• Badukrom
• Mankessim
• Wangarakrom
• Abonpuniso

Dumsor affecting the Volta Region

In the Volta Region, a planned maintenance exercise will run from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, affecting:

• Doanti
• Gadza
• Agudzi
• Fesi
• Dafor
• Dzigbe
• Bumbula
• Kwamekrom

Dumsor in Tema due to ECG maintenance

In the Tema Region, a planned maintenance operation will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, affecting:

• Osohie
• Adom Estates
• Magna Terrace
• PS Global
• Devtraco-Community 25 Annex
• Kpone Barrier
• Calypso

Power maintenance to spark dumsor in Accra

In the Accra West Region, a planned maintenance exercise will run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, affecting:

• Letap Pharmacy
• New Millet Factory
• Tabora Gyedu Junction

Dumsor in Kumasi as ECG work begins

The company is also still dealing with power disruptions in the Ashanti South Region since April 13.

Outages in the Ashanti Region will affect:

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• KNUST Senior High School
• Nana Adoma Hostel
• Crystal Hostel
• KNUST campus

The Electricity Company of Ghana assured that engineers were deployed to restore power.

In its public notices, the company also assured all affected customers that the issue would be resolved quickly.

Pastor blasts Mahama over dumsor

Meanwhile, a pastor recently criticised President John Mahama over the regular power outages he experiences in his neighbourhood.

The man of God said he lived in Ablekuma, Fan Milk, in the Greater Accra Region, and had not enjoyed two straight hours of power supply in recent times.

In a video on X back in March, the unhappy pastor said he was not the first person to complain about power issues and the cost of electricity lately.

ECG wants increase in Distribution Service Charge

YEN.com.gh also previously reported that the ECG had proposed a 225% increase in its Distribution Service Charge.

At the time, the Ghanaian power provider said that the increase would guard against a serious collapse of its operations.

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The ECG attributed the increase in charges under the 2025-2030 Multi-Year Tariff r to the impacts of illegal mining.

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

Source: YEN.com.gh