The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled an extensive network of planned and emergency maintenance exercises across six regions for Thursday, March 26, 2026, with engineers set to undertake critical infrastructure upgrades that will temporarily disrupt power supply to scores of communities from the Ashanti Region to the Western enclave.

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 Central Region, three separate maintenance operations have been scheduled. The first will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, affecting Saltpond Packaging, Mfantsiman Girls Senior High School, Abonko, New Nkusukum, Roman Hospital, Mankessim, Bafikrom, Saltpond Zongo, Kurankyekrom, Kormantse, Otsir Ekurabadze, Anomabo, and surrounding areas. A second exercise during the same timeframe will impact Ankwanda, Coconut Groove, Gyira Akyinmu, Bantuma, Ayisa, Pershie, Nduom Stadium, and surrounding communities. A third operation in the region, also from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, will affect the same areas as the first, according to separate advisories.

In the Tema Region, a planned maintenance exercise will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, affecting Sege, Koluedor, Zueno, Agbajakope, Kese, Addokope, and surrounding areas.

The Accra West Region will experience an eight-hour planned exercise from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, affecting Olebu, Canada, Anyaa Deeper Life, Mandela, SCC, Sunny Coast, Korkordjor, Kinshasha, and surrounding areas. This follows a cable fault at Amasaman on Wednesday that disrupted power to Amasaman, Fise, Urban Roads, the Hospital, Municipal Assembly, Lakisha Hotel, Slaughter House, China Mall, and surrounding areas—a situation engineers were working to resolve.

In the Accra East Region, a planned maintenance operation will run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, affecting Lakeside Estate Communities 6 and 8, New Legon, Adjirinfanor Village, Adjiringanor Astroturf, Otienshi, Lakeside, Labone SDA, K24, Coffee Shop, parts of Dzorwulu, Alajo, Abelemkpe, parts of East Legon Lagos Avenue, and surrounding areas. Additionally, an emergency maintenance exercise will take place from 9:00 pm to 3:00 pm—a rare evening outage—affecting Abokobi Boi, Comet Estates, KNUST City Campus, and surrounding areas.

The Ashanti Region will see a major planned operation from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, affecting an extensive list of communities including Atwima Agoogo, Mfensi, Mankranso, Kunsu, Sepaase, Nkawie, Mpasaetia, Abuakwa, Abakomade, parts of Tanoso, Pokukrom, Kasapreko, Asonomaso, Manhyia, Koforidua, Tabre, Ntensere, Asempaneye, Manso Nkwanta, Boko, Twedie, Trabuom, Afari, Seidi, Hiawu-Besease, Kontomire, Nnerebehi, Boatenkrom, Bonkwaso, and surrounding areas. A separate emergency maintenance exercise will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, affecting Fufuo, Biemso, Adugvama, Mankranso, Pokukrom, and surrounding areas.

The Western Region will experience a planned exercise from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, affecting Apremdo and surrounding areas. A second, extensive emergency maintenance operation will run from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm—a one-hour outage—affecting a sweeping list of communities including Esiama township, Axim township, Abura Ahanta, Grel Tsiibu, Ayisekro, Nsien, Miamia, Adiewoso, Kikam, Asamko, Aiyinase township, Awiabo, Atuabo, Maaha Beach, Eikwe Hospital, Nkroful, Asasetre, Tanda, Bakanta, Sanzule, Gwira Banso, Gwira Eshiom, Bamiako, Telekubokazo, Asemkrom, Jema, Boinso, Omanpe, Kwahu, Sewum, Enchi township, Nyankamam, Old and New Yakasi, Achimfo, Adjoum, Akontombra, Nkwanta, Half Assini, Elubo, Banyin, Bawia, Mbem, Samanye, Mpataba, Tikobo 1 and 2, Alawule, Bonyere, Ezinlibo, and surrounding communities.

In its public notices, 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, 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.