See the areas that will be affected by ECG's planned maintenance on Friday May 22
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have scheduled planned and emergency maintenance exercises for Friday, May 22, 2026, across the Volta and Ashanti Regions. Engineers are set to "undertake critical infrastructure upgrades that will temporarily disrupt power supply to several communities." The outages will commence at 9:00 am across affected areas, with durations varying.
In the Volta Region, one planned maintenance operation will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, affecting Kpataxoe, Tsita, Tongor, Atoklokpo, Dzakiti, Tsanakpe, Fantikope, Agordeke, Dzemeni, and surrounding areas. A second exercise will run from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, affecting Bowiri, Apenkwa, Bodada, Jasikan, and the surrounding areas. In the Ashanti Region, GRIDCo will undertake emergency maintenance works at the Asawinso Bulk Supply Point from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, affecting Chirano, Nambro, Subri, Anwiaso, Akyease, Kwamekrom, Bibiani, Mensin Gold mining company, Tanodumase, KD Sreso, Nyinahin, Kuffour Camp, Bayerebon, Nagole, Ntobroso, Adobewura, Akorabokrom, Agogoso, Anwiafutu, Kotokuom, Anyinamso 1 and 2, and surrounding areas. The eight-hour outage will impact mining operations in the area, including Mensin Gold.
The ECG and GRIDCo extended their apologies to all affected customers, acknowledging the inconvenience. The company reassured the public that "the exercises are necessary to ensure the long-term robustness of the
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The Ghana Grid Company and ECG have scheduled maintenance in the Volta and Ashanti Regions for Friday, May 22, 2026. Engineers will upgrade critical infrastructure - but many communities will be affected.
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