ECG Releases List Of Areas to Be Affected By Dumsor on July 14: East Legon, Tse Addo Feature
- The Electricity Company of Ghana has released a new list of areas set to experience power cuts
- The power cuts will be a result of planned maintenance works in parts of Greater Accra on July 14
- A public notice issued on July 12 indicated that power cuts would occur from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Electricity Company of Ghana has released a new list of areas which will be affected by power disruptions as it carries out planned maintenance works in parts of the Greater Accra Region on July 14, 2025.
Graphic Online reported that a public notice issued on July 12 noted that the exercise would take place between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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The specific areas to be affected by power cuts include Tunga Down, Dunyo, Mayera, Abedi Pele, Satellite, GHS Housing, New Bortianor, Red Top, East Legon, Ministry of Energy Residence, Gasemany House, Teshie Camp 2, Tebibianor, Tse Addo Roundabout, and surrounding communities.
The Electricity Company of Ghana encouraged residents in the affected areas to take note of the scheduled outage and make the necessary arrangements to minimise the impact on their activities.
The planned maintenance is part of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s bid to ensure efficient power distribution.
On July 15, other parts of Ghana were scheduled to get power cuts.
In the Greater Accra Region, areas to be affected include Tuba, Kokrobite, Old Bortianor, Old Aplaku, Mandela, SCC, Sunny Coast, Korkordjor, Santana, Alajo, Tesano, East Legon Hills, ECG Quarters, Ashiyie, and surrounding communities.
In the Tema Region, the outage will impact residents of Tema International School, Don Bosco, Bethlehem, Sebrepor, Emefs Estates, Coastal Estates, Goshen, Gbetsile, Potter's City, Noble Estates, Miotso, Prampram, Kpoi Ete and its environs.
Ashanti Region communities expected to be affected include Ampabame, Aboabokese, Konkori, New Aduapong, Adum Afrancho, Trede, Paah, Pakyi No. 1 and No. 2, Tweapiase, Semanhyiakrom, parts of Buoho, Sasa, Akrowa, parts of Ohwim, Hwediem, Amanfrom, Takyiman, and nearby locations.
In the Volta Region, maintenance activities will disrupt power in Tokokoe, Tanyigbe, the 66 Artillery Training Centre, and the surrounding areas.
ECG power disruptions occurring since July 11
The Electricity Company of Ghana has been publishing power cut notices over the past week.
On July 11, there were planned maintenance works scheduled for July 11, 2025, in parts of the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions.
The Electricity Company of Ghana also managed temporary power outages on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
On the July 13 disruptions, the government also warned of some disruptions, noting rehabilitation work by gas supplier ENI.
This temporary disruption from the rehabilitation work was part of measures to increase gas production.
Energy Minister John Jinapor said this rehabilitation would lead to more efficient gas supply in the long run.
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The Electricity Company of Ghana had similar disruptions to power supply in March 11 and March 12, 2025.
These disruptions were because of maintenance activities. Power supply in the Greater Accra, Volta and Eastern regions.
In May, a part of the Electricity Company of Ghana's Achimota Bulk Supply Point Station ‘H’ was affected by a fire incident, leading to power cuts in the area.
TikToker blasts ECG over power supply
Ghanaian TikToker Akosua Diqson called out the Electricity Company of Ghana for not cutting power supply to her home.
She joked that she had been waiting since morning for the lights to go out, but to no avail.
Many people talked about charging their devices to the maximum capacity after learning about planned power cuts on July 13.
Electricity tariffs to go up again
YEN.com.gh also previously reported that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission increased electricity tariffs for consumers by 2.45% from July 1 after its quarterly review.
The commission said it factored in economic variables, including the cedi-to-dollar exchange rate, inflation, natural gas prices, and the electricity generation from multiple sources.
According to the commission, these factors significantly impacted the cost of delivering utility services and needed regular reviewing to sustain the financial health of service providers.
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, said the increase in tariffs was part of the government’s strategy to solve the issue of the growing debt burden facing the ECG.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
