ECG Gives Schedule for Dumsor in Accra, Gives Update on Power Disruption in Ashanti and Kasoa
- Power outages in Accra West and Ashanti regions on April 17 are anticipated due to essential maintenance
- Multiple transformer faults led to unwelcome power cuts affecting several communities across Ghana
- The ECG assured customers that engineers are working hard to restore power and fix transformer issues
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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled planned and emergency maintenance exercises across two regions for April 17, 2026.
Graphic Online reported that engineers are battling multiple transformer faults, which are causing power cuts across the Accra West, Ashanti West, and Central Regions.
Source: Facebook
The outages on April 17 will commence at 9:00 am across affected areas.
In the Accra West Region, a planned maintenance exercise will run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, covering:
- Chorkor 31st
- White House
- Mamprobi Police Station
The eight-hour outage will impact these densely populated coastal communities as technicians undertake essential infrastructure upgrades.
Additionally, an emergency maintenance exercise will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, affecting:
- Asonkore
- Kwabenakwa
- Taslima
- Tewobaabe
- Edubias
The power distributor also shared some further maintenance schedules on Facebook.
Areas in Accra dealing with power disruptions
These scheduled interventions come as the Electricity Company of Ghana continues to manage the aftermath of multiple transformer faults that struck on April 16.
In the Accra West Region, a transformer fault disrupted power to:
- Stadium Road
- Odi Ahinkae
- Amasaman Hong Kong
- Abease
- ICGC Shalom Temple
- Papaase Soldier Land
- Treba high tension
- Parts of Hearts Park
In the Ashanti West Region, a faulty transformer near the Adiebeba Seventh Day Adventist Church left parts of the suburb and its surrounding areas without power.
Source: Facebook
The Electricity Company of Ghana assured affected customers that engineers were on top of the issues and working to restore power.
In the Central Region, a damaged transformer at Iron City in Kasoa South affected the power supply to TV3 and the surrounding areas.
Baby among deaths in fire following dumsor
Power issues have been known to turn tragic because of their effect on electrical systems.
Six people, including a three-month-old baby, died in a fire at Abuakwa Manhyia in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
The blaze, which swept through an apartment, occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on December 22, 2025.
The Assembly Member for Abuakwa Manhyia, Evans Opoku, said the incident was reported to him shortly after power was restored to parts of the Ashanti Region following a temporary power cut on December 21.
PURC reduces electricity and water tariffs
YEN.com.gh also previously reported that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) had adjusted water and electricity tariffs downwards following its quarterly tariff review.
Coming into effect from April 1, 2026, according to a statement by the PURC in March, the power charges dropped by an average of 4.81%, while the tariffs on water were reduced by 3.06%.
The PURC said the review was in line with its mandate to adjust tariffs quarterly to reflect prevailing economic conditions and operational factors affecting utility service providers in Ghana.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
