The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled an extensive network of planned and emergency maintenance exercises across three regions for Thursday, May 14, 2026, with engineers set to undertake critical infrastructure upgrades that will temporarily disrupt power supply to dozens of communities in the Tema, Ashanti, and Western Regions.
According to advisories issued by the power distributor, the outages will commence at 9:00 am across affected areas, with durations varying depending on the scope of works to be carried out at each location. The exercises come as engineers continue to battle an underground cable fault on the Bantama Feeder that plunged several commercial hubs in Kumasi into darkness on Wednesday.
In the Tema Region, a planned maintenance operation will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, affecting Bugain, St. Barkita, Awudu Issaka, Communities 18, 19 and 25, Kakalika Plaza, Shell Signboard, Agorwu Furniture, Coastal Estates, Ghana Flag, Bulasu, Casilda Estates, Afienya Zongo, and surrounding areas. The six-hour outage will impact residential estates, commercial plazas, and industrial zones.
In the Ashanti Region, three separate maintenance exercises have been scheduled. The first, a planned operation, will run from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, affecting Sawaba, Boamang, Antoakrom, Ofoase, Kokoben, Adjamesu, Manso Nkwanta, Achuchuso, Ntinanko, Marfokrom, Behenease, Daa, Poano, Dominase, Anwia Nkwanta, and surrounding areas.
A second planned operation will run from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, affecting a sweeping list of communities including Edwenase, parts of Kwadaso, Nwamase, Apire, Ampatia, Bebu, Dako, Adumasa, Ampabame No.1 and 2, Mpatasie, Trede, Sabin Akrofrom, Takyiman, Denkyembouso, Ohuwmasi, Hill Top, parts of Asouyeboa, parts of Tanoso, Yabi, Merewadwa, Kokode, Aburaso, Kromoase, Akyeremade, Chichibon, Gyekye, Dida, Odeneho Kwadaso, OWASS, parts of Kwadaso, Agric Amanfrom, Santasi, Fankyenebra, Apemanim, Boko, Twedie, Foase, Manso Nkwanta, Antoakrom, Nweneso, Manso Adubia, and surrounding areas.
A third, emergency maintenance operation will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, affecting Adiebeha, parts of Ahodwo, Atinga Junction, and surrounding areas.
In the Western Region, a planned maintenance operation will run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, affecting Asemkrom, Jema, Boinso, Omanpe, Kwahu, Atokosue, Nkwanta, Enchi township, Aleobo, Nyankamam, Akontombra, Nkwanta, Old and New Yakasi, and surrounding areas.
These scheduled interventions come as the ECG continues to manage the aftermath of an underground cable fault on the Bantama Feeder in the Ashanti West Region on Wednesday, 13th May 2026. The fault disrupted power to Bantama, Race Course Market, parts of North Suntreso, Kejetia Market, the Cultural Centre, and surrounding areas. Kejetia Market, one of West Africa’s largest open-air markets, experienced significant disruption as a result.
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 reassured the public that the exercises are necessary to ensure the long-term robustness of the power network and to ultimately deliver improved service to consumers across the regions.
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