See the areas that will be affected by ECG's planned maintenance on Thursday, March 19, 2026
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), in coordination with the Ghana Grid Company, has scheduled an extensive series of planned and emergency maintenance exercises across multiple regions for Thursday, March 19, 2026, with engineers set to undertake critical infrastructure upgrades that will temporarily disrupt power supply to scores of communities from the Volta Region to the Western enclave.
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According to a comprehensive set of advisories issued by the power distributor over the past several days, the coordinated works are aimed at enhancing service reliability and strengthening the stability of the national grid.
The outages will commence at varying times across affected areas, with most beginning at 9:00 am, though the duration of interruptions will differ significantly depending on the scope of works to be carried out at each location.
In the Volta Region, GRIDCO has scheduled three separate maintenance operations at different Bulk Supply Points.
At the Kadjeibi Bulk Supply Point, two parallel exercises will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The first will affect Kpando Township, Nkonya, Alavanyo, Agbenorxoe, Kwamekrom, Aziavi, Ve-Dome, Ve-Golokwati, Amedzofe, Vane, Fume, Torkor, Hohoe Township, Ayoma, Fodome, Kute, Sovie, Vakpo, and Anfoega, along with their surrounding areas.
The second Kadjeibi operation will impact Kadjeibi itself, Jasikan, Dambai, Nkwanta, Worawora, Apesokubi, Dormabin, Asukawkaw, Katanga, Ayeremu, Kparekpare, Tokoroano, Mount Sinai, Guaman, Kudje, Tapa Amanya, Bomfa, Akaa, and surrounding communities.
A third operation in the Volta Region is scheduled at the Aflao Bulk Supply Point from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, a one-hour outage affecting Denu, Aflao, Ave Towns, Hedzranawo, Havedzi, Kedzi, Adina, Agavedzi, Keta, Afiadenyigba, Atiteti, Tsavanya, Anlo, Nakyikope, Abor, part of Akatsi, Dzodze, and surrounding areas.
In the Central Region, multiple exercises have been scheduled throughout the day. A major operation from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm will affect Korumantse, Abandze, Kurankyekrom, Saltpond Zongo, Anomabo, Nananom Junction, Mankessim, New Nkusukum, Bafikrom, and surrounding areas.
A second Central Region exercise from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm will impact parts of Amissano, Basakrom, Dankwakrom, and surrounding communities.
The Accra East Region will experience two separate maintenance operations on Thursday. The first, a planned exercise from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, will affect parts of Katamanso, Regimanuel Estate, Kokomlemle, parts of Asylum Down, Nkrumah Circle, Nima, Kanda Estate, Accra New Town, Pig Farm, Mallam Atta Market, Caprice, and surrounding areas.
A second, emergency maintenance exercise in the same region will run from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, impacting Regimanuel Estate at Spintex, parts of Martey Tsuru, and surrounding localities.
The Accra West Region will experience an eight-hour planned exercise from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, affecting Mandela, SCC, Sunny Coast, Korkordjor, Kinshasha, Darkuman, Kokompe, Nkrumah Flats, and surrounding areas.
In the Ashanti Region, two maintenance exercises have been scheduled. A planned operation from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm will affect Sawua, Nahinso, Homanrase, Prabon, Jachie, Pramso, Abrankese, Sweden, Abidjan Nkwanta, and surrounding areas. An emergency exercise from 10:00 am to 11:00 am will impact Boadi, Emena, Apemso, Deduako, and their environs.
In its public notices, the ECG and GRIDCO extended their apologies to all affected customers, acknowledging the inconvenience that such technical interventions inevitably cause to both domestic and commercial activities.
The companies, however, reassured the public that both 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.
