ECG PLANS MULTI-DAY POWER CUTS ACROSS ACCRA TEMA AND CENTRAL REGION FOR MAINTENANCE

The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled planned power interruptions from Monday, November 2, through Friday, November 6, across parts of Accra West and East, Tema, and the Central Region so that crews can carry out urgent repairs and system upgrades after a series of recent faults.

Most of the outages are set to run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., although some locations will lose supply only between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ECG has said the temporary interruptions are necessary to fix faults, strengthen the distribution network, and reduce the chance of further unplanned failures. The company has urged customers in the affected communities to make arrangements in advance and has apologised for the inconvenience. It has described the work as deliberate maintenance rather than a sign of a broader nationwide supply shortage.

The schedule is not uniform across the five days. On Wednesday, November 4, communities in the Central Region, including Ansapatu, Abrafo, Apenkro, Hemang, Eduabeng and surrounding areas, are listed for interruption from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. On Thursday, November 5, Greater Accra communities such as Kokrobite, Oshieyie, Old Bortianor, Old Aplaku, Abease, Achiama, Obeyeyie, Ayikai Doblo and neighbouring areas face outages from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Friday, November 6, the list includes Coaltar, Dorkrochiwa, Adeiso, Maame Dede, Annoff, Okrase and surrounding areas, again from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Earlier days in the window cover additional sections of Accra West, Accra East and Tema. ECG has posted the detailed lists on its official channels so that residents can check whether their specific locality is included on any given day.

The November 2–6 window forms part of a continuing series of planned and emergency maintenance operations. In recent weeks ECG has announced similar daytime interruptions in other parts of Greater Accra and the Eastern Region, and it has replaced faulty transformers in several Tema districts. Separately, ECG and the Ghana Grid Company are carrying out a major upgrade of the 161 kV Anwomaso–Ahodwo transmission line in the Ashanti Region. That project has reached roughly 70 percent completion and is expected to finish by the end of November; communities along the route have been scheduled for daytime outages on designated weekdays through November 29 so that crews can string conductors safely. Those Ashanti works are distinct from the Accra–Tema–Central Region schedule, but both reflect the same broader effort to address ageing or overloaded distribution and transmission assets.

Ghana’s distribution network has faced recurring localised faults, overloaded transformers, and the effects of illegal connections, all of which contribute to unplanned outages. Planned daytime interruptions allow engineers to isolate sections, replace equipment, and perform upgrades without the greater risk of night work or of leaving faults unresolved. Because the outages are confined to working hours, residential customers regain supply in the evening, while businesses and institutions that operate during the day must arrange generators, reschedule activities, or absorb the loss of production. ECG has repeatedly stated that it aims to give at least 72 hours’ notice for scheduled works, although the precise timing and geographic scope can still vary once crews are on site.

What is confirmed is the overall window of November 2 to November 6, the daytime character of the interruptions, the regions involved, the stated purpose of fault repair and network improvement, and the specific community lists that have been published for certain days. What is not yet fully detailed in every public notice is the complete street-by-street schedule for every day of the five-day period or the exact list of equipment that will be replaced or upgraded in each feeder. Customers who rely on continuous supply for refrigeration, medical equipment, or critical business processes will need to consult the latest ECG notices for their locality. The company has framed the exercise as one step in a longer programme of stabilisation; whether the work produces a measurable reduction in subsequent faults will become clear only after the crews finish and normal supply is restored.