ECG Announces 9-Hour Power Outages for Maintenance Across Three Regions on May 7
- The ECG initiated extensive maintenance on May 7, disrupting power in the Ashanti, Central, and Western Regions
- The Ashanti Region will face nine-hour blackouts, with multiple planned and emergency operations being scheduled
- The ECG has apologised for the outages, highlighting the necessity to improve the reliability of the national power grid
Residents and businesses across three regions are bracing for significant power disruptions on May 7, as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) embarks on an extensive maintenance programme.
The coordinated works on Thursday, involving both planned and emergency infrastructure upgrades, are set to affect scores of communities in the Ashanti, Central, and Western Regions.
Source: UGC
According to official advisories, the maintenance window begins at 9:00 am, with some areas facing up to nine hours of intermittent power outages, known as dumsor in Ghana.
The national utility provider stated that these exercises are critical for enhancing service reliability and strengthening the stability of the national grid.
9-hour blackouts to hit Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region will bear the brunt of Thursday's scheduled works, with two major planned operations and four emergency exercises.
The primary maintenance project is slated to run from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm, cutting power to a vast list of communities, including Edwenase, parts of Kwadaso, Santasi, Manso Nkwanta, and surrounding areas.
Simultaneously, a secondary planned operation will affect Abore and Atuntuma during the same nine-hour window. The region is also subject to various emergency interventions:
- 9:00 am - 2:00 pm: Impacting Kona Mountain High, Mampongteng, and Ankaase.
- 9:00 am - 3:00 pm: Affecting Bremen, parts of Kronum, and Buoho.
- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Impacting Asokwa, New Edubiase, and Adansi Praso, as well as the Lowcost and Broadway areas.
Power schedule for Central and Western Regions
In the Central Region, engineers will be active from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, disrupting supply to several towns, including Dutch Komenda, Kissi, and parts of Attabadze.
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Crucially, the Sekyere Heman water installations are also listed among the affected zones, which may impact local utility services.
The Western Region is expected to experience a shorter duration of instability. An emergency exercise is scheduled for three hours between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm, primarily affecting Market Circle, Nsuta, and the Low Cost residential areas.
ECG apologises for technical interventions
The ECG has acknowledged the difficulties these outages pose to the public, particularly for commercial operations and domestic life.
In their public notices, the company expressed regret for the scheduled downtime.
"The ECG extended its apologies to all affected customers, acknowledging the inconvenience that such technical interventions inevitably cause to both domestic and commercial activities."
The company maintained that while the disruptions are inconvenient, they are a prerequisite for a more resilient national network.
The distributor reassured the public that the planned and emergency exercises are necessary to ensure the long-term robustness of the power network and to ultimately deliver improved service to consumers across the regions.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
