Dumsor: ECG Details Parts of Ashanti Region to Suffer 8-Hour Maintenance Power Cuts Next Week

Dumsor: ECG Details Parts of Ashanti Region to Suffer 8-Hour Maintenance Power Cuts Next Week

  • The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled maintenance work affecting parts of the Ashanti over the next week
  • The power distributor published a notice on November 14, confirming the planned outages expected to affect over 50 communities
  • The power distributor said the power cuts would enable engineers to work on the faults to improve service delivery

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned maintenance work in the Ashanti Region that will cause temporary power interruptions in operational areas from November 16.

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The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled maintenance work affecting parts of the Ashanti Region over the next week. Credit: Ghana Grid Company
Source: Facebook

The power distributor issued a notice on November 14 indicating the planned maintenance.

In a Facebook notice, the power distributor said power will generally be out for nine hourse, between 7:30 am and 5:00 pm.

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

Some of the power cuts in the area will be caused by the ongoing upgrade of the Anwomaso to Ridge Bulk Supply Point transmission line.

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The company will be replacing the existing 364MVA single-circuit transmission line with a modern double-circuit transmission line rated at 2 x 488MVA (976MVA).

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Head of Current Affairs and Politics Desk) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.