ECG Announces 8-Hour Maintenance Dumsor in Ashanti Region This Weekend

• The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled maintenance work affecting parts of the Ashanti Region
• The power distributor published a notice on September 3, confirming the planned outages expected to affect large parts of the region
• The power distributor said the power cuts would enable engineers to work on a fault to improve service delivery

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned maintenance works across the country that will result in temporary power interruptions in the Ashanti Region on September 6.

The power distributor issued a notice on September 3 indicating the planned maintenance, which has been a fixture in 2026.

In a notice on Facebook, the power distributor noted that the power will be out from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

The power distributor said the power cuts would enable engineers to work on a fault to improve service delivery.

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The affected communities are:

• PGausu
• Bidiem Nyameso
• Nhyiaeso
• Tweapiase
• Hia
• Numerso
• Fehiakobo
• Sukuumu
• Domeabra and surrounding areas.

Residents in parts of Ghana’s Western Region were later advised to prepare for a temporary power outage on Friday, September 4, 2026.

ECG said it will undertake emergency maintenance works in the affected areas as part of efforts to improve service delivery.

Residents in the affected communities have been urged to make the necessary arrangements to manage the five-hour power outage.

The exercise will affect customers in the following areas:

• Bosomase Line
• Sekyere Nsuta
• Aboaboso
• Bosomase Water
• Kofi Ashia
• Surrounding communities

Government's plan to address dumsor disruptions

YEN.com.gh reported that the Ministry of Energy announced an 18-month intervention scheme to address the power cuts, costing at least GH¢4 billion.

Under this, 11 power station transformers will be installed across the Greater Accra Region, while an additional 30 are expected to be deployed during the same period.

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The second phase of the intervention programme, expected to run for three to six months, was said to involve replacing about 2,000 deteriorated poles across Ghana.

The final phase, which accounts for about GH¢2 billion of the total budget, will address major backbone infrastructure, including 33-kilovolt feeders and regional system upgrades, to be completed within 18 months.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh