Dumsor Alert: ECG Lists Areas in the Country To Experience Power Cuts
- The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has listed areas in the country that will experience power cuts from May 9 to May 13, 2026
- In a statement, the ECG gave reasons for the power cuts and apologised to its clients for the inconvenience caused
- The ECG, however, assured the general public that it would work to rectify the issues leading to the power cuts
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released a power cut schedule for areas in the Greater Accra Region and other parts of the country.
The said areas will experience the power outages from Saturday, May 9, 2026, to Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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In a Facebook post sharing the schedule, the ECG stated that the areas affected are the Ashanti South Region, Accra West Region, and Accra East Region.
Specific areas within these jurisdictions that will be affected include Broadcasting, SCC, New Weija, ECG Bortianor Office, Fomena, Dompoase, Amankyin, Wamase, La, Tseaddo Roundabout, Adenta Housing Down, among other places.
Some of the reasons given for the scheduled power cut include technical challenges, rainstorm-related faults in the ECG network, and planned maintenance to improve service delivery.
The ECG statement apologised for the inconvenience caused to ECG clients.
"ECG wishes to assure affected customers that our Engineers are working to rectify the faults and restore supply. ECG regrets the inconvenience caused to the affected customers."
Read the Facebook statement below:
Generation units at Akosombo Dam restored
Meanwhile, the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has announced that the Akosombo Dam is now operating at full capacity after all generation units at the facility were restored to service.
In a Facebook post on May 1, 2026, Dr Jinapor labelled the recovery effort as a significant achievement and commended the engineers, technicians, and emergency response teams for their swift and coordinated response in bringing the generation units back online.
The power supply from Akosombo dropped after fire razed a substation near the dam, which caused a shutdown, removing about 1,000 megawatts of power from Ghana’s national electricity supply.
According to Richmond Rockson, the Head of Communications at the Ministry, the incident has affected power generation and could impact power supply in the country.
Speaking on Accra-based Joy FM, Richmond Rockson said:
"Our peak demand is about 4,400 megawatts. Akosombo gives us approximately 1,000 megawatts, and as we speak, we have lost close to that."
He added that the effect was severe because the country does not have enough reserve power to manage such a sudden disruption.
According to him, an efficient power system should have about 20 per cent of its generation capacity kept as a reserve for emergencies.
He indicated that even though they are facing a major challenge, they are confident that the engineers will work to solve the issues.
Source: Facebook
Mahama pushes for employment for NSS personnel
Ealier, YEN.com.gh reported that President Mahama had recommended automatic employment for a female national service person who worked diligently during recovery efforts following the fire at the Akosombo substation.
He made the recommendation during his inspection of the facility on April 30, 2026, stating that commitment should not go unrewarded, stressing the need to reward professionals who go above and beyond in their service to the country.
Source: YEN.com.gh
