By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of planned and emergency maintenance works across several regions this week, resulting in temporary power outages in multiple communities.
In the Greater Accra Region, on Monday, February 23, 2026, customers in “Leisure Hours, Nungua Zongo, Royal Park, Blue Blue, Kpeshie Divisional Headquarters, Coco Beach, and surrounding areas” will be affected from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. On Tuesday, February 24, the same time window will see outages in “Kpong, Odumase, Nuaso, Agormeda, Kojonya, Comm. 19 Annex, Lashibi, Klagon, and surrounding areas.”
The region’s schedule concludes on Thursday, February 26, with a planned outage from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm for “GCB Training School, Buade, Kokobribri, Royal Ravico, Junction Mall, Watch Tower, Alton Hotel, Regimanuel Estates, Queensland Int. Sch., Old Ningo, New Ningo, and surrounding areas.”
The Accra East Region has a busy week of maintenance. On Sunday, February 22, an emergency maintenance exercise will take place from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, affecting “Electro Volta house and surrounding areas.”
Monday, February 23, will see a planned outage from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm for “Teiman, Ga East Hospital, Boshe Norman, and surrounding areas.”
On Tuesday, February 24, the same time slot will affect “Santana Market, Ayikuma, Doryumu, Kodeabe, and surrounding areas.” Wednesday, February 25, brings another planned shutdown from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm for “La Cemetery, Parts of Burma Camp, Twumasiwaa Hospital, Dzen Ayor, Ability, and surrounding areas.”
Finally, on Thursday, February 26, a maintenance exercise from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm will impact “Lakeside Estate Com. 6 & 8, New Legon, Block factory (East Legon), Sasaabi Township, Mensah Bar, and surrounding areas.” In the Accra West Region, an emergency maintenance exercise is scheduled for Sunday, February 22, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, affecting “Latter Day Saint HQS, Ghana Immigration Service, Alisa Hotel, Swiss Embassy, WAEC, and surrounding areas.”
The planned maintenance for the week begins on Monday, February 23, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, with “Abedi Pele Park, Dunyo, and surrounding areas” set to be affected. On Tuesday, February 24, the outage during the same hours will impact “Red Top, Old Barrier, New Aplaku, Eden Height, Kings University, Alogboshie, Achimota Neoplan, Benjilo, and Surroundings areas.” Wednesday, February 25, will see power interruptions for “Akweteyman, New Bortianor, Red top, and surrounding areas.”
The week’s schedule for the region concludes on Thursday, February 26, with an outage from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm for “Katapor, Edusa, Tetegu, White cross, Doblo, Hebron, Medie, Sarpeiman, satellite, John Teye, Fountain Gate chapel, Franko Estate, Ecobloc and surrounding areas.”
The Central Region also has two days of scheduled maintenance.
On Monday, February 23, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, the outage will affect “Saltpond Zongo, Kurankyekrom, Kormantse, Abandze, Parts of Anomabo, Ekurabadze, Asafora, and surrounding areas.” A second, more extensive maintenance exercise is planned for Thursday, February 26, during the same hours.
This will affect “Abonko, Anokyí, Henii, Nananom junction, Roman hospital, Bafikrom, Greenwood, New Nkusukum, Krampakrom, Inshalahu, Saltpond Zongo, Kurankyekrom, Kormantse, Abandze, Parts of Anomabo, Ekurabadze, Asafora, and surrounding areas.”
In the Ashanti Region, an emergency maintenance exercise is scheduled for Sunday, February 22, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. This will affect “Barekese Headworks, Ahenkro, Kodie, Aduamoa, Aduman, Seidi, Nkawie, Afari, Toase, Gyankobaah, Kasaprako, Sepaase, Hiawu Besease, Edwanfo, Abuakwa Maakro, Tetre,m and surrounding areas.”
A planned maintenance exercise will also take place on Tuesday, February 24, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, affecting “Agona Municipal Assembly, Agona Police Station, Agona Zongo, Bipoa Town, Bodomase, Afamaso, and surrounding areas.” ECG has stated that these exercises are necessary to improve service delivery and has regretted “the inconvenience that will arise out of this exercise”.
