Widespread blackouts hit 3 regions after Akosombo substation fire

Widespread blackouts hit large parts of southern and middle Ghana following a fire outbreak at the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) substation at Akosombo, significantly reducing electricity supply to multiple regions. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) confirmed on Saturday, April 25, 2026, that the incident had affected power distribution across the Ashanti Region, Central Region, and Tema enclave. According to ECG, the fire at the Akosombo substation disrupted bulk power transmission, leading to outages in both residential communities and key industrial zones.

In the Ashanti Region, dozens of communities experienced outages, including Abakomade, Abuakwa, Tanoso, Mim, Edwenase, Santasi, Kwadaso Estate, Sokoban, Apromase, Ejisu, and parts of Kumasi and its surrounding districts. In the Central Region, the outage impacted key areas within Cape Coast and nearby communities, including Pedu, Abura, Kakumdo, Adisadel Estate, Ola, Siwdu, and the Industrial Area. The industrial hub of Tema recorded significant disruptions, with factories and processing plants among the hardest hit, including Olam Grains, Sentuo Ceramics, Western Castings, Nestlé, Fan Milk, Toyota Warehouse, and Tema Steel.

ECG assured customers that engineers are working urgently to restore power supply once the fault at the GRIDCo substation is resolved. "ECG wishes to assure affected customers that our engineers are standing by to restore supply as soon as the challenge is rectified," the company stated, while expressing regret for the inconvenience caused. Investigations into the cause of the fire are expected.