The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has warned the public of power outages between 7 pm and 11 pm due to operational challenges.
In a statement dated Monday, March 11, 2024, the company said 630 distribution transformers within communities in its operational areas are at full capacity due to increased demand.
ECG said this may result in blown fuses and broken conductors, causing cuts at peak load hours (7 pm – 11 pm) in the affected areas.
However, the electricity supplier assured the public that efforts were being made to solve the issue.
“We wish to assure our customers that transformer upgrading and new projects are ongoing to relieve these transformers to ensure a more reliable power supply.
“We continue to seek the support and patience of affected customers as we work to improve our power distribution system,” the statement added.
The statement further advised customers within the under-listed communities/localities to report any localised outage or voltage fluctuations to the ECG Call Center or reach them on their social media handles for prompt rectification.
According to the Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Dubik Mahama, the company recently grappled with issues of maintenance rather than fuel-related problems.
“We are having major maintenance issues, the issue we are having now has nothing to do with fuel. You are relying on a power plant that is to give you about 360 megawatts then around 4 pm the gas emergency safety valve has a problem. What do you do? It is a machine.
“The machine failed us and we kept on saying that it’s a machine issue that we were trying to fix,” he insisted.
Below is the full statement from ECG
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