ECG Dumsor Timetable: Communities Facing Power Cuts on May 17, 2026
- The Electricity Company of Ghana announced planned maintenance on May 17, 2026, affecting several communities in the Greater Accra Region
- In a statement released on May 17, the power provider listed the details and expressed regret for any inconvenience caused to its customers
- The update followed a series of similar planned and emergency outages that have hit parts of the Ashanti, Greater Accra, and Volta regions recently
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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a planned maintenance exercise for Sunday, May 17, 2026, which will cause ‘dumsor’ in parts of the Greater Accra Region.
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In a statement released on Friday, May 15, the company listed communities in the Tema Region that would face power cuts due to the planned maintenance work.
The affected communities include Teye Kwame, Asutuare, Suncity, Akusa, and Commandos Military Training Camp.
“ECG will undertake planned maintenance works for improved service delivery. This will result in a temporary outage,” the statement read.
“ECG regrets the inconvenience that will arise out of this exercise,” it added.
ECG dumsor timetable for May 17
According to the Electricity Company of Ghana, the following communities in Tema, Greater Accra Region, would experience dumsor on Sunday, May 17.
- Teye Kwame
- Asutsuare (Junction and Township)
- Suncit
- Manyajokpanya
- Glamour Farms
- Legacy Girls
- Akuse
- Volivo
- Golden Exotics
- Shine Field
- Osuwem
- Stone Lodge
- Commandos Military Training Camp
- Twin Quarries
- Derby Quarries
- Inzag
- Bright Cement and surrounding areas.
Below is the Twitter post of ECG's statement announcing the dumsor timetable for May 17.
Recent dumsor outages in Ghana
Due to ongoing maintenance exercises across the country, multiple areas have faced planned and emergency power cuts, popularly known as dumsor, in recent weeks.
On Thursday, May 14 2026, ECG announced that they would carry out emergency maintenance works in parts of the Ashanti Region, resulting in temporary power outages.
According to a notice issued on May 13, 2026, the exercise is aimed at improving service delivery, and the resultant power outage will take place from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
The affected areas include Adiebeba, parts of Ahodwo, Atinga Junction, and surrounding communities.
A similar exercise was scheduled across the Greater Accra and Volta regions on May 13, 2026.
In a statement, ECG announced that, in conjunction with the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDco), the company would undertake critical infrastructure upgrades that would temporarily disrupt power supply to dozens of communities in the Greater Accra and Volta regions.
The outages were expected to commence at 9:00 am across affected areas, with durations varying depending on the scope of works to be carried out at each location.
Below is the Facebook post announcing ECG's maintenance works in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions.
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IMF calls for ECG privatisation
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had called for the privatisation of the ECG, Ghana's main power distribution and management agency.
As part of discussions during the IMF mission to Accra from April 29 to May 15, the global institution said it wanted private sector participation in ECG's operations to be fast-tracked.
The IMF warned that deep problems in the Ghanaian energy sector continued to threaten economic stability and needed to be tackled by looking at fresh solutions by the authorities.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
